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US 2013/0277174 A1Published application
Conveying system for moving food products and method of using the same
AssigneeMarel Meat Processing Inc.
InventorsBrent M. Veldkamp, Andrew W. Maddux, Colin R. Hart, Kenneth L. Lebsack, Joshua W. Higgins, Craig A. Smiens
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Abstract
A conveying system that corrects spacing inconsistencies between food products on transport conveyors. Sensor elements are used to determine the position of food products on a first conveyor. Displacement members then move the food products to a slower second conveyor and different locations to correct the position between the food products.
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A conveying system for moving food products comprising:
- a first conveyor having a first end and second end for conveying a plurality of spaced apart food products and moving at a first predetermined speed;
- at least one sensor element positioned to detect a position of a food product;
- a plurality of spaced apart displacement members in electric communication with the at least one sensor;
- wherein based on the detected position of the food product one of the plurality of spaced apart displacement members is actuated to move a food product from the first conveyor to a second conveyor moving at a second predetermined speed.
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A method of conveying food product to a loader steps comprising:
- conveying spaced apart food products on a first conveyor moving at a first predetermined speed;
- detecting the position of a food product with a sensor element;
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- moving a food product at a predetermined location from the first conveyor to a second conveyor moving at a second predetermined speed based on the detected position of the food product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.