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AssigneeMealfood Europe S.L.
InventorsSabas DE DIEGO MATEOS, Adriana CASILLAS BARROS, Ramir ABORDAN BERNAL
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Process and machine for filling a container with insect larvae, wherein the process includes supplying the larvae to a hopper arranged adjacent to a roller having lines of openings, applying a vacuum inside the roller for adhering the larvae to the openings, moving the container in a forward direction towards the roller, the container moved through an area below the roller and the roller arranged in a position transverse to the forward movement direction, synchronized rotating of the roller with the forward movement of the container from a loading position to an unloading position in which one of the lines of openings faces the compartments of one of the rows of the container, and removing the vacuum from the line of openings in order to release the larvae, with one larva being arranged in each compartment in the row of the container.
A process for filling a container with insect larvae, wherein the container has a plurality of compartments distributed in rows for receiving a larva in each compartment, the process comprising:
A machine for filling a container with insect larvae, wherein the container has a plurality of compartments distributed in rows for receiving a larva in each compartment, the machine comprising a hopper for receiving the larvae, a roller which is arranged adjacent to the hopper and has lines of openings on its outer surface for adhering a larva at each opening, a vacuum pump for applying a vacuum inside the roller and adhering the larvae to the openings, a conveyor belt for moving the container according to a forward movement direction towards the roller, the container being moved through an area below the roller and the roller being arranged in a transverse position with respect to the forward movement direction of the container, and rotation means for rotating the roller in a manner that is synchronized with the forward movement of the container from a loading position in which the larvae from the hopper are adhered to the openings of the roller to an unloading position in which one of the lines of openings of the roller faces the compartments of one of the rows of the container, such that when the vacuum is removed from the line of openings in the unloading position, the larvae are released, with one larva being arranged in each compartment of the row of the container.
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