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Vacuum-assisted poultry loader

a technology of vacuum-assisted poultry and loader, which is applied in the direction of packaging foodstuffs, transportation and packaging, and packaged goods types, etc. it can solve the problems of delayed production line, unfavorable production line, and uneven placement of chickens in front of rams

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-17
PRETSITEK KORP
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The improved loader has adjustable horns that can be controlled using air and vacuum hoses. This allows for better control and operation of the loader.

Problems solved by technology

Chickens being bagged in this manner are not uniform in shape or size.
The placement of chickens in front of the ram is not necessarily uniform.
If the chicken veers to one side as it is pushed into the bag, it might tear the bag, or it might not proceed entirely into the bag, leaving, for example, a leg sticking out of the bag, either of which situations will cause a delay on the production line.
Additionally, the chicken could turn sideways, and even if it is bagged, clipped, and sealed, the improper orientation will likely cause problems in transport and in marketing of the chicken.

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[0016]While the invention may be susceptible to embodiment in different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and herein will be described in detail, specific embodiments with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the principles of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to that as illustrated and described herein. The embodiments of the present invention will be described as part of an automated poultry loader. The present invention, however, can also be used for loading any other materials in which proper alignment of the material is necessary or desired.

[0017]A poultry loader 2.0 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in elevation schematic view in FIG. 1 and in top plan view in FIG. 2. Loader 20 has a lower frame 22 with a first end 24 and a second end 26, and an upper frame 28 with a first end 30 and a second end 32. Lower frame first end 24 connects to upper frame first end 30 at articu...

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Abstract

An improved loader is described, The loader includes a frame, a pair of horns adjustably connected to the frame, each horn comprising an upper shoulder, a lower shoulder, a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an air duct between the upper shoulder and the lower shoulder, a pair of air hoses connecting each air duct to a first controller, the first controller being connected to a pressurized air supply, and a pair of vacuum hoses connecting each air duct to a second controller, the second controller being connected to a vacuum supply.

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PRIORITY [0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 624,720, filed Apr. 16, 2012, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to devices for loading material into bags. The invention relates more specifically to devices for loading whole dressed poultry into plastic bags.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Automated loaders are commonly used to place material in packaging for storage, transport, or sale. For example, in a conventional poultry loader, a plastic bag is opened, sometimes by air and sometimes by mechanical means, such as a pair of horns. A whole dressed chicken is then pushed into the bag, sometimes manually, sometimes by gravity, sometimes by a ram. The bagged chicken is then sealed within the bag. Conventionally, the bag is clipped and the tail is severed. In some cases, prior to clipping, the air in the bag is evacuated. In other cases, the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65B5/00B65B17/00A23L13/00
CPCB65B1/04B65B5/00B65B5/045B65B17/00B65B65/00B65B43/42B65B51/043B65B25/064B65B43/36
Inventor HASCHKE, EGGO
Owner PRETSITEK KORP
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