Integrated Weighing Hook for Sausage Production
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sausage production processes face disruptions and inefficiencies due to the need for separate weighing systems, which require additional space, increase installation costs, and cause production interruptions, while also risking sausage slippage during transport, leading to inconsistent portion weights and production delays.
Innovation Solution
Integration of a weighing device within the suspension device, allowing for direct weighing of sausages on hooks without removing them, enabling both manual and automatic weighing processes, and providing flexibility in machine placement without additional space or installation costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a separate weighing system is used, then weighing function is provided, but additional space and installation costs are required
Solution Approach 1:
The weighing device is integrated into the hanging device by incorporating a load cell directly into the hook structure. The hook itself becomes the weighing element, eliminating the need for separate weighing equipment and reducing space requirements while maintaining accurate weight measurement capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanging hook is designed to serve dual functions: mechanically suspending the sausage and simultaneously measuring its weight through the integrated load cell. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate dedicated weighing equipment.
2Measurement precision
If a separate weighing system is used, then weighing function is provided, but production interruptions occur
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated weighing system allows continuous weighing of sausages as they are hung on the hook without requiring removal or interruption of the production flow. The weight measurement occurs automatically during the normal hanging operation, maintaining continuous production.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs weighing automatically as part of the hanging process itself. The load cell continuously measures weight as the sausage is suspended, eliminating the need for separate manual weighing steps and keeping the production process self-sufficient and continuous.
3Measurement precision
If sausages are transported to a separate weighing device, then weighing is possible, but sausage slippage occurs and portion accuracy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The weighing function is extracted from a separate device and embedded directly into the hanging hook structure. This eliminates the transport step that causes slippage, as the sausage is weighed in situ while already suspended on the hook without any movement or handling transitions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This integration enhances production efficiency by reducing production interruptions, improving portion accuracy, and increasing operator workflow efficiency, while allowing for precise weight determination and flexible machine placement, thus reducing costs and errors.
Implementation Method 1
at least one sausage (2) on at least one hanging hook (8) is weighed by the weighing device (4)
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AI summary
The invention relates to a hanging device, a filling machine with such a hanging device, and an operating method for hanging sausages, in particular sausage chains, with several circumferential hanging hooks. The hanging device includes an integrated weighing device for weighing at least one sausage or at least one sausage chain.