Patty-forming apparatus with top feed and rotary pump

    公开(公告)号:US09955719B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-01

    申请号:US14805461

    申请日:2015-07-21

    申请人: FORMAX, INC.

    IPC分类号: A22C7/00 A23P1/10 A23P30/10

    摘要: The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a mold plate reciprocating between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive reciprocates a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate. The machine can further include a fill plunger system for increasing the fill pressure of the food mass prior to filling the mold cavities. Plungers extend into the manifold to displace food mass volume and increase the pressure in the manifold.

    Counter-weighted conveyor cover
    2.
    发明授权
    Counter-weighted conveyor cover 有权
    配重输送机盖

    公开(公告)号:US09540180B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-10

    申请号:US14815912

    申请日:2015-07-31

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    发明人: Kyle Schinkowsky

    IPC分类号: B65G21/08 B65G33/14 B65G33/24

    CPC分类号: B65G33/14 B65G21/08 B65G33/24

    摘要: A conveyor includes a housing, a moveable conveyor member, and a cover. The moveable conveyor member is moveably attached to the housing. The cover is rotate-ably attached to the housing at a pivot point between a closed position covering the moveable conveyor member and an open position uncovering the moveable conveyor member. The cover includes a counter-weight with the counter-weight and a center-of-gravity of the cover located at opposing sides of the pivot point.

    摘要翻译: 输送机包括壳体,可移动输送机构件和盖子。 可移动的传送构件可移动地附接到壳体。 盖子在覆盖可移动输送机构件的关闭位置和揭开可移动传送器构件的打开位置之间的枢转点处旋转地附接到壳体。 所述盖包括具有所述配重的配重,并且所述盖的重心位于所述枢转点的相对侧。

    AUTOMATED PRODUCT PROFILING APPARATUS AND PRODUCT SLICING SYSTEM USING THE SAME
    3.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATED PRODUCT PROFILING APPARATUS AND PRODUCT SLICING SYSTEM USING THE SAME 有权
    自动化产品型材设备及使用该产品的自动化系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160088852A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-31

    申请号:US14963791

    申请日:2015-12-09

    申请人: FORMAX, INC.

    摘要: An apparatus for acquiring a profile of a food product for use in subsequent processing of the food product includes a scanning area and one or more product drives for driving a product through the scanning area in a longitudinal direction. First line lasers project one first transverse laser line transversely to the longitudinal direction on the first surface and two first cameras arranged to capture different, overlapping first transverse image portions of the first transverse laser line. A reference laser projects a beam on the first surface that indicates a transverse reference position, and the two first cameras also capture the reference position. A control system uses the transverse reference position to combine the different first transverse image portions captured by the two first cameras to calculate a first profile of the first surface at multiple positions along a length of the first surface as the product is driven through the scanning area.

    摘要翻译: 用于获取用于食品的后续处理的食品的轮廓的装置包括扫描区域和用于沿纵向方向通过扫描区域驱动产品的一个或多个产品驱动器。 第一行激光器在第一表面上横向于纵向方向投射一个第一横向激光线,并且布置两个第一相机以捕获第一横向激光线的不同的,重叠的第一横向图像部分。 参考激光器在第一表面上投射指示横向参考位置的光束,并且两个第一相机也捕获参考位置。 控制系统使用横向参考位置来组合由两个第一相机捕获的不同的第一横向图像部分,以在产品被驱动通过扫描区域时沿着第一表面的长度计算在多个位置处的第一表面的第一轮廓 。

    CONVEYOR BELT SEAL
    4.
    发明申请
    CONVEYOR BELT SEAL 有权
    输送带皮带

    公开(公告)号:US20160060048A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-03

    申请号:US14829913

    申请日:2015-08-19

    申请人: FORMAX, INC.

    IPC分类号: B65G47/74 A23P1/10 B65G45/12

    摘要: A conveyor belt is formed from a loop of material having opposite first and second side edges, and which when laid flat has opposite planar surfaces extending between the first and second edges. First and second sealing protrusions extend outwardly from the outer surface of the loop of material and extending continuously around the outer surface of the loop of material. In use, the sealing protrusions contact a hopper of a food patty forming machine to prevent the leakage of food material from the hopper.

    摘要翻译: 传送带由具有相对的第一和第二侧边缘的材料环形成,并且当铺平时具有在第一和第二边缘之间延伸的相对的平面。 第一和第二密封突起从材料环的外表面向外延伸并围绕材料环的外表面连续延伸。 在使用中,密封突起接触食品馅饼成型机的料斗以防止料料从料斗中泄漏。

    Rotary mold system for molding three dimensional food products
    5.
    发明授权
    Rotary mold system for molding three dimensional food products 有权
    用于成型三维食品的旋转模具系统

    公开(公告)号:US09114553B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-25

    申请号:US14273158

    申请日:2014-05-08

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    摘要: A rotary molding system for molding food products, mold cavities formed when a mold shell rotates mold shapes disposed along the mold shell into a fill position between a fill plate and a wear plate. Molded food products are removed from mold cavities using knock-out cups, the use of air pressure, or the use of a vacuum source disposed below the mold cavity, without the need to slow the rotation of the mold shell. Knock-out cups may be used with a heating system to reduce accumulation of unwanted materials on the knock-out cups. The rotary molding system can also be used to form products with contoured surfaces. A smart tagging system can be used to ensure that compatible sets of mold shells and knock out cups are being used. A vacuum region may be disposed upstream of the fill position to remove air within the mold cavity prior to filling.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于模制食品的旋转模制系统,当模具壳沿着模壳旋转模具形状时形成的模具腔,形成填充板和耐磨板之间的填充位置。 使用分离杯,使用空气压力或使用设置在模具腔下方的真空源将模制食品从模腔中移除,而不需要减慢模具壳的旋转。 敲出杯可以与加热系统一起使用,以减少不必要的材料在分离杯上的积聚。 旋转成型系统也可用于形成具有轮廓表面的产品。 可以使用智能标签系统来确保正在使用相容的模具壳和敲门杯。 可以在填充位置的上游设置真空区域,以在填充之前去除模腔内的空气。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CARD DISPENSER
    6.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CARD DISPENSER 审中-公开
    卡片分配器的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140212255A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-31

    申请号:US14244263

    申请日:2014-04-03

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B65G59/06

    摘要: A card dispensing system for dispensing cards along a conveying surface which conveys sliced products downstream of a slicer for packaging the sliced products. A hopper contains a stack of cards which are withdrawn from the hopper by a suction force provided via at least one suction cup. The suction cup is moveable vertically to retrieve and remove the card from the hopper. The suction cup is moveable laterally to move the card into a receiving position where a card clamp on a clamp carriage arrives to receive the card. Suction force on the card is released when the card clamp clamps down on the card. The clamp carriage moves the card from the receiving position to the staging position where a nip engages with the card to feed the card through a junction in the conveyor line just as a food product passes over the junction.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于沿输送表面分配卡片的卡片分配系统,该输送表面在切片机的下游传送切片产品以包装切片的产品。 料斗包含一堆卡,其通过经由至少一个吸盘提供的抽吸力从料斗中取出。 吸盘可垂直移动以从料斗中取出和取出卡。 吸盘可以横向移动以将卡移动到接收位置,其中夹具托架上的卡夹到达以接收卡。 当卡片夹在卡上时,释放卡上的吸力。 夹具托架将卡从接收位置移动到分段位置,其中辊隙与卡片接合,以将卡片通过输送机线路中的接合点,就像食品通过接头。

    Apparatus for rotary molding
    7.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for rotary molding 有权
    旋转成型设备

    公开(公告)号:US08753107B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-17

    申请号:US13900970

    申请日:2013-05-23

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B29C45/43

    摘要: A rotary molding system for molding food products, mold cavities formed when a mold shell rotates mold shapes disposed along the mold shell into a fill position between a fill plate and a wear plate. Molded food products are removed from mold cavities using knock-out cups, the use of air pressure, or the use of a vacuum source disposed below the mold cavity, without the need to slow the rotation of the mold shell. Knock-out cups may be used with a heating system to reduce accumulation of unwanted materials on the knock-out cups. The rotary molding system can also be used to form products with contoured surfaces. A smart tagging system can be used to ensure that compatible sets of mold shells and knock out cups are being used. A vacuum region may be disposed upstream of the fill position to remove air within the mold cavity prior to filling.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于模制食品的旋转模制系统,当模具壳沿着模壳旋转模具形状时形成的模具腔,形成填充板和耐磨板之间的填充位置。 使用分离杯,使用空气压力或使用设置在模具腔下方的真空源将模制食品从模腔中移除,而不需要减慢模具壳的旋转。 敲出杯可以与加热系统一起使用,以减少不必要的材料在分离杯上的积聚。 旋转成型系统也可用于形成具有轮廓表面的产品。 可以使用智能标签系统来确保正在使用相容的模具壳和敲门杯。 可以在填充位置的上游设置真空区域,以在填充之前去除模腔内的空气。

    PATTY-FORMING APPARATUS WITH BOTTOM FEED AND ROTARY PUMP
    8.
    发明申请
    PATTY-FORMING APPARATUS WITH BOTTOM FEED AND ROTARY PUMP 有权
    具有底部进料和旋转泵的成型装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140079842A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-20

    申请号:US14083952

    申请日:2013-11-19

    申请人: Formax, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A22C7/00

    摘要: The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a the mold plate configured to be driven to reciprocated between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive is reciprocating a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from a cavity in the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated by a mold plate drive between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine further includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate.

    摘要翻译: 具有食品供应的食品机器,连接到食品供应的旋转食品泵,具有模板和脱模驱动器的模制机构,以及被配置为被驱动以在填充和排出位置之间往复运动的模具板。 脱模驱动器与敲击柱塞往复运动,以将模制食品从模板中的空腔排出,模板通过模板驱动在空腔填充位置和空腔排出位置之间往复运动。 该机器还包括连接在食品泵的出口上的歧管,并具有连接到模制机构的入口的出口通道,用于填充模具板的空腔。

    Food patty molding machine
    9.
    发明授权
    Food patty molding machine 失效
    食品馅饼成型机

    公开(公告)号:US3887964A

    公开(公告)日:1975-06-10

    申请号:US22032372

    申请日:1972-01-24

    申请人: FORMAX INC

    发明人: RICHARDS LOUIS R

    IPC分类号: A22C7/00

    CPC分类号: A22C7/0076

    摘要: A high speed food patty molding machine, for manufacturing hamburger patties or other molded food products, comprising two large piston pumps operating in overlapping alternation to feed moldable food material continuously to a manifold that in turn feeds a cyclic molding mechanism. The molding mechanism need not operate synchronously with the pumps; the volumetric capacity of each pump is several times larger than the volume of meat or other moldable feed material required to fulfill a molding cycle. The pressure of the food feed is adjustable for different product requirements. The molding mechanism includes an elevator system for raising the complete mold assembly to a changeover position.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于制造汉堡包或其他模制食品的高速食品馅饼成型机,包括两个重叠交替的大型活塞泵,连续地将可模制食品材料供给到歧管,该歧管又进入循环模制机构。 成型机构不需要与泵同步运行; 每个泵的体积容量是实现模制循环所需的肉或其它可成型进料的体积的几倍。 根据不同的产品要求,食物进料的压力可调。 模制机构包括用于将整个模具组件提升到切换位置的电梯系统。