Singulation and separation system for a shrimp processor
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorsChristopher G. Greve, Lars Vedsted, Charles L. Borrello, Robert S. Lapeyre, Charles J. Ledet
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Abstract
A separation and singulation system for presenting shrimps or other product individually to a processor. The separation and singulation system includes a divider pan that separates a layer of shrimp into several lanes, a shaker pan that receives the lanes of shrimp and agitates them to separate clumps of shrimp and a flume for providing further singulation and acceleration of the shrimp. The singulated, separated shrimps are then sent to a processor.
Claims20
A divider pan for receiving and dividing a batch of product into a plurality of lanes of product, comprising:
- a back wall;
- a plurality of upper dividing walls extending from a front face of the back wall to form diverging channels;
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- a plurality of lower dividing walls extending from the front face of the back wall below the upper dividing walls to form converging channels.
A divider pan for receiving and dividing a batch of product into a plurality of lanes of product, comprising:
- a back wall;
- a plurality of diverging channels formed on an upper portion of the back wall;
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- a plurality converging channels formed on a lower portion of the back wall, wherein lower edges of the diverging channels extending into the converging channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.