Conveyor station and conveyor for sausage machines and method of using the same
US6213368A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor station for a pair of sausage producing machines, has a pair of sausage producing machines capable of discharging a rope of sausages through a discharge end thereof. A pair of spaced elongated substantially parallel horizontal conveyors having one end of each adjacent the discharge ends of the machines, with the conveyors having adjacent sides. The conveyors have a continuous conveyor assembly adapted to rotate in a substantially horizontal plane to pick up and carry away the rope of sausage discharged from each machine. A power drive for rotating the conveyor assemblies in either a first or second rotational direction is operatively connected to the conveyor assemblies. A control element is on the power drive for rotating the conveyor assembly on one conveyor in a direction opposite to that of the conveyor assembly on the other conveyor so that the sausage ropes from both machines can be conveyed to adjacent sides of the conveyors, whereby an operator located between the conveyors can attend to the ropes being conveyed by the conveyors. An anti-swinging bumper is mounted on the machine along one side portion of the conveyor assembly to dampen the swinging movement of a …
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