Hanging line with smoking rod length measurement
US12161129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C15/007
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for handling longitudinal smoking rods for storing sausage-shaped products, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of the rod-like elements having a length; providing a clipping machine configured to produce the sausage-shaped products; providing a hanging line configured to load the produced sausage-shaped products on the rod-like elements and comprising a measuring position for measuring the length of the rod-like elements, and a loading position for loading the sausage-shaped products on the rod-like elements; feeding one of the rod-like elements to the measuring position of the hanging line; measuring the length of the rod-like element; determining whether the length is within a tolerance range of a desired length; loading a predetermined number of the produced sausage-shaped products on the rod-like element, if the length is within the tolerance range; and discarding the rod-like element from the hanging line, if the length is not within the tolerance range.
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