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US 2022/0264901 A1Published application
A method for trim blending
AssigneeCabinplant International A/S
InventorHenning Ingemann Hansen
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Abstract
A method for batching articles constituted by solid food products having a first property and a first quantity. The first property may be lean degree and the first quantity may be weight. The method provides a conveyor system and a batcher having a plurality of batcher heads such that articles within the batcher heads may be selected and batched according to a first target range of the first property and a first target interval of the first quantity. The method may ensure that different grades of the first property may not contaminate each other.
Claims13
A method for batching articles comprising solid food products having a first property and a first quantity, said method comprising:
- providing a conveyor system, comprising:
- an inlet for receiving said articles,
- one or more analyzing devices for determining a first property value of said articles,
- one or more measuring devices for determining a first quantity value of said articles, and
- a batcher for batching a batch of articles, said batcher having a plurality of batcher heads for having at least one article in each batcher head;
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- introducing said articles into said inlet of said conveyor system,
- determining said first property value and said first quantity value of said articles by said one or more analyzing devices and said one or more measuring devices,
- distributing said articles into said plurality of batcher heads such that each respective batcher head has at least one article,
- defining a first target range for said first property,
- defining a first target interval for said first quantity,
- selecting a combination of batcher heads from said plurality of batcher heads such that the articles of said combination of batcher heads have an average value of said first property within said first target range and an average value of said first quantity within said first target interval, and
- batching the articles of said combination of batcher heads into said batch.
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A method for batching articles comprising solid food products having a first property, said method comprising:
- providing a conveyor system, comprising:
- an inlet for receiving said articles,
- one or more analyzing devices for determining a first property value of said articles, and
- a batcher for batching a batch of articles, said batcher having a plurality of batcher heads for having at least one article in each batcher head,
- introducing said articles into said inlet of said conveyor system,
- determining said first property value of said articles by said one or more analyzing devices,
- distributing said articles into said plurality of batcher heads such that each respective batcher head has at least one article,
- defining a first target range for said first property,
- defining a second target range for said first property,
- selecting a combination of batcher heads from said plurality of batcher heads such that the batcher heads of said combination of batcher heads exclusively comprise articles having said first property value within said first target range, or such that the batcher heads of said combination of batcher heads exclusively comprise articles having said first property value within said second target range, and
- batching the articles of said combination of batcher heads into said batch.
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A system for batching articles comprising solid food products having a first property and a first quantity, said system comprising:
- a conveyor system,
- one or more analyzing device for determining a first property of said articles,
- one or more measuring devices for determining a first quantity value of said articles,
- a batcher for batching a batch of articles, said batcher having a plurality of batcher heads for having at least one article in each batcher head,
- a processing unit including a memory for storing said first property value and said first quantity value of the respective articles in each of said plurality of batcher heads determined by said one or more measuring devices and said one or more analyzing device during use of said system,
- said memory including a first target range for said first property, and a first target interval for said first quantity,
- said processing unit being configured for selecting a combination of batcher heads from said plurality of batcher heads such that the articles of said combination of batcher heads have an average value of said first property within said first target range and an average of said first quantity within said first target interval,
- said system further comprising a bin for receiving the articles of said combination of batcher heads.
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A system for batching articles constituted by solid food products having a first property, said system comprising:
- a conveyor system,
- one or more analyzing device for determining a first property value of said articles, a batcher for batching a batch of articles, said batcher having a plurality of batcher heads for having at least one article in each batcher head,
- a processing unit including a memory for storing said first property value of the respective articles in each of said plurality of batcher heads determined by said analyzing device during use of said system,
- said memory including a first target range for said first property, and a second target range for said first property,
- said processing unit being configured for selecting a combination of batcher heads from said plurality of batcher heads such that the batcher heads of said combination of batcher heads exclusively comprise articles having said first property value within said first target range, or such that the batcher heads of said combination of batcher heads exclusively comprise articles having said first property value within said second target range,
- said system further comprising a bin for receiving the articles of said combination of batcher heads.
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