Process and apparatus for the tying of articles, especially meat-based products
AssigneesBoca-Quest, Unifrains-Union Financiere Pour Le Developpement De L'Economies Cerealiere
InventorDaniel Villemin
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Abstract
Typing process and apparatus, the articles (5) to be tied being placed on supports (6) subdivided in several planes and movable between several tying stations (3, 4), making it possible to carry out tyings in several planes on the articles (5) resting on the supports (6). The invention is used especially for the tying of meat-based products, for example meat olives.
Claims14
Apparatus for the tying of articles, especially articles of a type and/or consistency making them difficult to handle, this tying involving carrying out, round each article to be tied, at least two looping operations in parallel or intersecting planes by means of a tie and joining the ends of the tie together after at least one looping, comprising at least one fixed tying station, at least one movable support for the article to be tied, this support being divided into several parts separated in planes corresponding to the planes in which the article is to be tied, and means for shifting the support relative to the tying station or tying stations successively into several positions allowing the tying operations to be carried out in the said planes on the article resting on the support.
A method of tying articles, especially articles of a type and consistency making them difficult to handle, comprising the steps of:
- placing each article to be tied at a charging station on a support divided into several parts separated from one another in at least two planes perpendicular or parallel to each other,
- shifting said support with said article resting on it successively into fixed several fixed tying stations, and
- carrying out at each of said tying stations at least one looping operation on said article resting on said support by passing a loop of strand in each of said planes around said article, and joining the ends of each strand loop after each looping in one of said planes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.