Meat processing apparatus
AssigneeMayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
InventorsTatsuya Umino, Toshihide Takahashi
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Abstract
The meat processing apparatus includes a conveying line including a plurality of conveying units arranged in series, at least one processing station for processing the meat conveyed by the conveying line, and a controller for controlling the conveying units. The plurality of conveying units include: a first conveying unit having a first conveyor and a first sensor for detecting the meat placed on the first conveyor; and a second conveying unit located downstream of the first conveying unit, and having a second conveyor and a second sensor for detecting the meat placed on the second conveyor. The controller is configured to drive and control the first conveyor and the second conveyor based on a detection result of the second sensor.
Claims13
A meat processing apparatus, comprising:
- a conveying line including a plurality of conveying units arranged in series;
- at least one processing station for processing meat conveyed by the conveying line;
- and
- a controller for controlling the plurality of conveying units,
- wherein the plurality of conveying units include:
- a first conveying unit having a first conveyor and a first sensor for detecting a first meat placed on the first conveyor;
- and
- a second conveying unit located downstream of the first conveying unit, the second conveying unit having a second conveyor and a second sensor for detecting a second meat placed on the second conveyor, and
- wherein the controller is configured to drive and control the first conveyor and the second conveyor based on a detection result of the second sensor.
A meat processing apparatus, comprising:
- a conveying line including a plurality of conveying units arranged in series;
- at least one processing station for processing meat conveyed by the conveying line;
- and
- a controller for controlling the plurality of conveying units,
- wherein the plurality of conveying units include:
- a first conveying unit having a first conveyor and a first sensor for detecting a first meat placed on the first conveyor;
- and
- a second conveying unit located downstream of the first conveying unit, the second conveying unit having a second conveyor and a second sensor for detecting a second meat placed on the second conveyor, and
- wherein the controller is configured to drive and control the first conveyor and the second conveyor based on a detection result of the second sensor,
- wherein the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit are arranged at positions adjacent to each other, and
- wherein, in a case where the first meat is on the first conveyor and the second meat is on the second conveyor, the controller is configured to drive and control the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit such that the first meat on the first conveyor stays in the first conveying unit until the second meat is discharged from the second conveyor.
A meat processing apparatus, comprising:
- a conveying line including a plurality of conveying units arranged in series;
- at least one processing station for processing meat conveyed by the conveying line;
- and
- a controller for controlling the plurality of conveying units,
- wherein the plurality of conveying units include:
- a first conveying unit having a first conveyor and a first sensor for detecting a first meat placed on the first conveyor;
- and
- a second conveying unit located downstream of the first conveying unit, the second conveying unit having a second conveyor and a second sensor for detecting a second meat placed on the second conveyor, and
- wherein the controller is configured to drive and control the first conveyor and the second conveyor based on a detection result of the second sensor such that the first meat is conveyed from the first conveying unit to the second conveying unit according to presence or absence of the second meat in the second conveying unit so as to avoid collision of the first meat with the second meat on the second conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.