Sausage Transfer Lug Roll Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sausage treatment devices have complex configurations that limit throughput due to the formation of sausage groups and spaced placement on conveyor devices, necessitating an improvement for increased efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A sausage treatment device featuring a rotating first transport device in the form of a lug belt with a downstream lug roll, a control device, and a sensor device that detects occupancy to adjust conveying operations, ensuring continuous and gap-free transfer of sausages to a second transport device, thereby simplifying the process and enhancing throughput.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a grouping device with drums is used to form sausage groups, then precise group formation is achieved, but device complexity increases and throughput is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the complex drum-based grouping device from the sausage processing line. Instead of forming spaced-apart sausage groups using rotating drums, the invention uses a simple transfer device that directly transfers individual sausages from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, removing the grouping function entirely and significantly simplifying the device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous transfer of sausages between conveyors without interruption for group formation. The first and second conveyors operate continuously with synchronized cleat positioning, eliminating the start-stop operation required by drum-based grouping devices and maintaining continuous productive action throughout the processing line.
2Manufacturing precision
If spaced-apart sausage groups are formed and transferred, then precise grouping is achieved, but throughput is limited due to delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the start-stop transfer operation by implementing continuous movement of both conveyors. The cleats are positioned and synchronized so that sausages are transferred continuously from the first conveyor to the second conveyor without stopping for group formation, maintaining continuous productive action and maximizing throughput.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device pre-synchronizes the cleat positions of both conveyors before transfer begins. By calculating and setting the appropriate phase relationship between the conveyors in advance, the system ensures that cleats are always positioned correctly for immediate transfer without requiring stopping or adjustment during operation.
3Manufacturing precision
If a complex drum-based grouping device is used, then defined sausage groups are formed, but the configuration becomes complex and maintenance difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex drum-based grouping mechanism entirely from the system. The grouping function is replaced by direct individual sausage transfer between simplified conveyors, dramatically reducing the number of moving parts, mechanical components, and manufacturing requirements while still achieving precise sausage placement.
Solution Approach 2:
The conveyors are designed to automatically synchronize their cleat positions through the control device without requiring complex mechanical linkages or manual adjustment mechanisms. The system self-regulates the transfer timing through electronic control, eliminating the need for complex mechanical synchronization devices that would increase manufacturing difficulty.
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AI summary
Sausage processing device comprising a circulating first transport device (2) in the form of a conveyor belt (3), wherein each slot (4) can accommodate a sausage (5), a downstream conveyor roller (6), wherein a sausage (5) can be transferred from a slot (4) of the first transport device (2) to a slot of the conveyor roller (6), and a second circulating transport device (8) onto which the sausages (5) can be transferred from the slots (7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) of the conveyor roller (6), a control device (16) controlling the conveying operation of the second transport device (8) and the conveyor roller (6), and a sensor device (17) for detecting the occupancy of the slots (4) of the first transport device (2), wherein the control device (16) for controlling the conveying operation of the conveyor roller (6) and the second transport device (8) is configured as a function of the detection result of the sensor device (17).that when one or more consecutive unoccupied tunnels (4a, 4b) are detected by the first transport device (2), the conveying operation of the tunnel roller (6) and the second transport device (8) is stopped or delayed if the unoccupied tunnel (4a, 4b) is in or entering a transfer position (Ü1), and is resumed when an occupied tunnel (4) is detected if the occupied tunnel (4) is in or entering the transfer position (Ü1).