Vibratory conveyor, food processing line and method of processing food products
AssigneeGea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
InventorHarrie Van Beers
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Abstract
A vibratory conveyor for shaking food products and conveying the food products in a horizontal direction, the conveyor includes at least one transport element configured to carry the food products and to allow draining of liquid through the at least one transport element, an actuator configured to cause a vibration of the at least one transport element, the actuator is configured to generate a stroke with an amplitude in a range of 8 mm to 16 mm, and a drip tray arranged below the at least one transport element and configured to receive the liquid draining through the at least one transport element.
Claims15
A vibratory conveyor for shaking food products and conveying the food products in a horizontal direction, comprising:
- at least one transport element configured to carry the food products and to allow draining of liquid through the at least one transport element,
- an actuator configured to cause a vibration of the at least one transport element, wherein the actuator is configured to generate a stroke with an amplitude in a range of 8 mm to 16 mm, and
- a drip tray arranged below the at least one transport element and configured to receive the liquid draining through the at least one transport element.
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A method of processing food products, or meat pieces, in a food processing line, wherein the method comprises:
- injecting a liquid into the food products using an injection apparatus,
- receiving the food products by a vibratory conveyor from the injection apparatus, wherein the vibratory conveyor comprises at least one transport element that carries the food products and allows draining of the liquid through the at least one transport element, wherein the vibratory conveyor comprises a drip t arranged below be at least one transport element to receive the liquid draining through the at least one transport element, wherein an actuator causes vibration of the at least one transport element by generating a stroke with an amplitude in a range of 8 mm to 16 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.