Loading patent…
AssigneeFoodmate B.V.
InventorsJacobus Eliza Hazenbroek, Maarten Jeroen van der End
Estimating the term…
Method and apparatus for processing poultry parts moving in succession along a path of conveyance. The method provides for an apparatus (1) including at least a conveyor (5) arranged to convey a succession of poultry parts along the path of conveyance downstream of a loading area. The method further includes the step of loading the poultry parts on the conveyor (5) in the loading area, while operating the conveyor to convey the poultry parts in succession. Further the apparatus provided by the method also includes a transfer means (57) in the path of conveyance downstream of the loading area. The transfer means (57) is operated to divide the succession of poultry parts into at least two parallel streams. When coincident with the at least two parallel streams the method performs at least two processing steps in a side-by-side arrangement at a location downstream along the path of conveyance. The processing steps thereby being effective to process each poultry part either identically or differently, while these are divided into the at least two parallel streams of conveyance.
Method for processing poultry parts moving in succession along a path of conveyance comprising, providing a conveyor arranged to convey a succession of poultry parts along the path of conveyance downstream of a loading area, loading the poultry parts on the conveyor in the loading area, while operating the conveyor to convey the poultry parts in succession, providing a transfer means in the path of conveyance downstream of the loading area, operating the transfer means to divide the succession of poultry parts into at least two parallel streams, and performing at least two processing steps in a side-by-side arrangement at a location downstream along the path of conveyance coinciding with the at least two parallel streams, and effective to process each poultry part, while the poultry parts are divided into the at least two parallel streams.
Apparatus for processing poultry parts moving in succession along a processing path, the apparatus comprising a conveyor defining the processing path and arranged to convey a succession of poultry parts along the processing path, a transfer mechanism arranged to divide the succession of poultry parts into at least two parallel streams, and downstream of the transfer mechanism either at least one single processing unit capable of processing at least two side-by-side poultry parts in the at least two parallel streams or at least two identical processing units in a side-by-side arrangement to process at least two poultry parts, while the poultry parts are distributed substantially equally over the at least two parallel streams.
A method for processing poultry parts moving in succession along a path of conveyance, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.