WO2001089930A1 - Bagging device for cuts of meat - Google Patents
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- WO2001089930A1 WO2001089930A1 PCT/NZ2001/000094 NZ0100094W WO0189930A1 WO 2001089930 A1 WO2001089930 A1 WO 2001089930A1 NZ 0100094 W NZ0100094 W NZ 0100094W WO 0189930 A1 WO0189930 A1 WO 0189930A1
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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
- B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
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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
- B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
- B65B59/001—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the product to be packaged
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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
- B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
- B65B59/003—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the packaging material
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- This invention relates to a bagging device and/or a method of bagging and has been devised particularly though not necessarily solely for use in packing cuts of meat. .
- the invention consists in a bagging device including at least two bag fomiing means capable of fomiing bags of a selected variable length from a supply of the material from which the bags are to be formed, transporting means to, in use, convey items of differing dimensions to a selected position or to one of a range of available selected positions, sizing means to determine the size of each individual item, and production means to cause, in use, a bag of the desired length to be formed by a selected one of said bag forming means.
- each bag forming means produces bags of a different characteristic.
- the differing characteristic is width.
- the differing characteristic is a property of the bag material.
- Preferably two bag forming means are provided.
- said production means causes a bag to be formed when the item is in the selected position.
- the transporting means comprise a conveyor.
- the sizing means determines the length, breadth and height of the item to be packed.
- the sizing means is formed by lasers and cameras to produce a virtual image of the item to be packed, and processor means to in use, cause the selected bag forming means to produce a bag.
- the bagging device in use forms bags to package cuts of meat.
- the invention consists in a method of bagging items of differing sizes, comprising the steps of determining the size of each individual item, forming a bag of a selected length from one of a plurality of bag forming means capable of forming bags of a selected variable length from a supply of the material from which the bags are to be formed so that the bag of selected length is available when the measured item is at the selected position, and transporting each individual item to a selected position.
- each bag forming means produces a bag of different width and the step of forming a bag includes the step of determining which bag forming means is to produce the bag having regard to the determined size of the item to be packed.
- the item to be packed comprises a cut of meat.
- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of a bagging device according to one prefened form of the invention.
- Figure 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of an alternative bagging device according to one prefened form of the invention,
- Figure 3 is a diagrammatic representation of a cut-sizing device for use in the invention
- Figures 4 to 6 are representations of scanned cuts of meat
- Figure 7 shows a bank of six bag producing means used in the invention.
- a bagging device which includes a station 1 which includes at least two, and for example up to about eight bag forming means 2 and 3.
- Each bag fomiing means draws bag forming material such as vacuum shrink material in rolls 4.
- the rolls 4 may be for example, 1500 metre rolls of tubing from which can be produced vacuum shrink bags on demand.
- Such bag forming means may be such as described in our patent specification # PCT/EP92/01624 or more desirably our patent specification # PCT/NZ94/00024 or otherwise as desired. The content of those specifications is herein included by reference.
- Each bag forming means may be mounted in a sliding drawer and each bagging means produces a bag having a differing characteristic, frequently a different width. Other characteristics could include properties of the bag itself, for example, the property may be bags formed of barrier and non-barrier films, or including "bone guard" materials.
- the rolls 4 are each of a different width of tubing material.
- a packing platform 5 adjacent which a packer 6 may stand.
- several positions 5 could be provided fed by separate conveyor 7, so that the different widths of bag forming means are provided at different stations. This is indicated schematically at 5a and 7a in Figure 1.
- the prefened embodiment is as described however.
- a further conveyor 8 is provided to take packed bags away from the packing platform 5. .
- a main conveyor 10 is provided upon which items such as cuts of meat are placed.
- a picker 11 picks items from the main conveyor 10 and places them on the branch or pack off conveyor 7.
- a cut sizing device 15 which may utilise lasers and cameras to determine a three dimensional measurement in particular the breadth, length and height of the item, such as the cut of meat.
- the sizer also determines to at least some extent, the contours of the item. From the lasers and cameras is determined an electronic or virtual picture or image of the item and this information is utilised in production means such as a processing device such as a computer to cause in use, a selected bag forming means 2 or 3, for example to produce a bag, in particular, when the measured item reaches the packing station 5.
- the packing station 5 can be positioned close to the cut sizing device so as to enable the next bag to be produced on the measurement process being completed, or alternatively there can be a gap in which case suitable indexing devices are provided to account for the delay between sizing and packing. This may be achieved by providing a signalling device on each bag forming means, such as a light. By turning on the light on the conect bag forming means, the packer knows which bag to remove and use to pack an item. Once the bag is removed from the bag forming means the light on the bag forming means holding the next required bag is illuminated, and so on. As the bag forming means described in the previously mentioned specifications can form bags at 20 plus per minute, there should be little or no waiting for the next bag.
- the cut sizer measures in particular the length and width of the cut of meat.
- the processor compares these measurements to the available bag widths, selecting the most appropriate width and instructing that bag forming means to provide a bag of the desired length.
- a signalling device may indicate which bag is to be used. Indexing can be used but in one form assuming it takes 4 seconds to make a bag the cut sizer can be positioned at a position where a cut takes about 4 to 5 seconds to read the bagger 6. Thus when the cut arrives the appropriate bag is available. In one version if the conect bag width is unavailable eg a bag is waiting to be removed then the processor defaults to the next larger bag width.
- the computer can schedule or control the conveyor system so that the product can be fed to the bagging station at a speed the bagging person 6 can handle. As stated above this may be such that a cut arrives about each 4 to 5 seconds.
- the packer 6 Once the packer 6 has taken the produced bag from bag forming means and inserted the item such as the cut of meat therein, the bag item is placed on the outward conveyor 8 and fed to vacuum packing devices, for example, of the known type.
- bag forming means 2 and 3 are placed opposite the bagger 6 with respect to the line of conveyors 7 and 8 and packing platform 5.
- FIG. 2 an alternative anangement is shown wherein the bag forming means 2 and 3 are placed to some extent in line with the conveyors 7 and 8 and platform 5.
- the construction works in substantially the same manner except that the position of the bag forming means has been changed.
- the cut sizing means may include a light which can be a laser device such as a 670mm laser at 60° to the horizontal.
- a sensor 21 such as CS3 Cam Sensor receives the reflected light.
- Figures 4 to 6 show printouts of cut meat portions using this cut sizing system.
- the measuring of the cut of meat at the cut sizer also allows the volume of the cut to be simply calculated. If the specific gravity of the cut is known then an approximate weight of the cut can be achieved.
- FIG. 7 six baggers 30 to 35 are provided, each having a light 36 to indicate which bagger 30 to 35 the next bag should be taken from.
- Figure 8 shows an alternative cut sizer which may utilize photocells 40 in a substantially horizontal plane and photocells 42 in a substantially vertical plane by determining which photo cells receive light a number of times as a cut 45 passes along rollers 44 again the cut size can be determined.
- the sensitivity of photocells available is such that no specific light source need be provided.
- the bagging device and/or a method of bagging are provided which has the advantage that not only can selected lengths of bags be made, but also by providing multiple bagging bag forming means each carrying a different width of plastics material, a greater flexibility in bag size is achievable.
- the flexibility is enhanced by the fact that the items to be packaged, such as the cuts of meat, are substantially measured for volumetric size prior to the bagging so that the bagging device can have available to the bagging operator a bag of the conect length and width when the measured item reaches the bagging station.
- the bag is substantially tailored to the size of the cut to be packed.
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EP01934681A EP1289836A1 (en) | 2000-05-22 | 2001-05-22 | Bagging device for cuts of meat |
AU2001260842A AU2001260842A1 (en) | 2000-05-22 | 2001-05-22 | Bagging device for cuts of meat |
NZ522777A NZ522777A (en) | 2000-05-22 | 2001-05-22 | Bagging device for cuts of meat |
BR0111100-0A BR0111100A (en) | 2000-05-22 | 2001-05-22 | Bagging device and method |
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