Machine and method for conveying fowl giblets
OwnerMauro Tiecherinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a machine (M) for conveying fowl giblets (not shown) that is provided with an input belt (M1) for conveying fowl giblets (not shown) to a cleaning system (S) and an output belt (M2) for conveying fowl giblets (not shown) away from the cleaning system (S), said giblets being moved onto the output belt (M2) by a collection and distribution device (M3). The machine (M) includes an assembly (5) for tensioning the belts (M1 and M2) between a stretched position, a working position and a retracted position for cleaning. The invention also relates to a method for conveying fowl giblets (not shown).
Claims20
A machine for conveying fowl giblets, for cleaning and peeling poultry giblets, the machine comprising:
- (a) a system for cleaning poultry giblets, comprising a poultry giblets guiding station set against a cleaning assembly, both set in motion by a drive assembly;
- (b) an inlet conveyor belt, conveying poultry giblets to the system for cleaning poultry giblets;
- (c) an outlet conveyor belt conveying the poultry giblets from the inlet conveyor belt and directing them to exit the cleaning system, using a collecting and distributing device;
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- (d) a tensioning assembly for switching position of the inlet conveyor belt and the outlet conveyor belt between a stretched and working position and a retracted and sanitation position;
- the tensioning assembly comprising a first handling device, installed adjacent to the inlet conveyor belt, and a second handling device, installed adjacent to the outlet conveyor belt.
A method for conveying fowl giblets, for cleaning and peeling poultry giblets, applied in a machine comprising an inlet conveyor belt, conveying poultry giblets to a system for cleaning poultry giblets;
- and an outlet conveyor belt conveying the poultry giblets from the inlet conveyor belt and directing them to exit the cleaning system, using a collecting and distributing device;
- wherein, the system comprising a guiding station of giblets set against a cleaning assembly, both moved by a drive assembly, the system comprising:
- (a) distributing poultry giblets on the machine;
- (b) transporting the poultry giblets not classified as satisfactorily cleaned through the inlet conveyor belt onto the system;
- (c) directing the poultry giblets to a guiding region defined by the positioning of the cleaning and guiding elements of the cleaning assembly;
- (d) actuating a first directing flow of giblets in opposite directions to each other on the guiding region, and simultaneously actuating a second directing flow of giblets against the cleaning and guiding elements and towards the collecting and distributing device;
- (e) collecting giblets through the collecting and distributing device and directing these giblets to the outlet conveyor belt;
- (f) evaluating of giblets and transferring the giblets not classified as satisfactorily cleaned to the inlet conveyor belt;
- (g) repeating (b) to (f) for giblets not classified as satisfactorily cleaned;
- (h) transporting poultry giblets classified as satisfactorily cleaned from the outlet conveyor belt to a giblet collector;
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- (i) repeating (a) to (h), until the distribution of poultry giblets on the inlet conveyor belt is stopped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.