Continuous automatic rack loader
US7121940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C15/001
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for automatically delivering raw sausages to a smokehouse rack is described. A continuous rotating conveyor holds a plurality of half-tubular trays hung on gimbals. Sausages are extruded into a tray at a loading station, and the tray is carried around by the conveyor to an unloading station, where an arm causes the tray to tilt and to roll the sausage onto a smokehouse rack.
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