TWO-IN-ONE BAGGER SYSTEM

The invention comprises a system for encasing material in one of a stretchable bag and a shrinkable bag. The system comprises a pair of product horns rotatable in a plane from a first position to a second position; a stretchable-bag system comprising a bag carriage unit; a shrinkable-bag system, comprising a pair of pulling rollers mounted under said product horns and a collection roller mounted adjacent said pulling rollers, the collection roller configured to move a predetermined increment, a product ram configured to move material between the product horns and into one of a stretchable bag and a shrinkable bag, and an air jet for opening the bags.

CONTINUOUS AUTOMATED RACK LOADER

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.

AUTOMATIC RACK LOADER

An apparatus and system for loading items onto a rack is described. The rack loading apparatus is a conveyor having a loading side for receiving items and an unloading side for discharging items, a positioner to align a rack with the unloading side; and a load pusher to discharge the items from the unloading side onto the rack. The system is a sausage-making stuffer/clipper, a belt conveyor, a conveyor having a loading side for receiving sausages and an unloading side for discharging sausages, a positioner to align a rack with the unloading side; and a load pusher to discharge the sausages from the unloading side onto the rack.

CONTINUOUS ROLL STOCK NETTING MACHINE

... ²²²An apparatus [20] for encasing material [64] in continuous roll stock netting ²[46] is described. The apparatus [20] has a product horn [26] axially aligned ²with and diametrically opposed to a mandrel [44] over which continuous roll ²stock netting [46] has been placed. The mandrel [46] is movable into a ²passageway 138] between two gates 32, 38] and the netting [46] is engaged by a ²set of claws [28], after which the mandrel [44] retracts. A set of claws [28] ²holds the netting [46] open as a ram [24] pushes the material [64] through the ²product horn [26] into the open netting [46]. The first gate [32] gathers the ²open end of the netting [46] for closure by a clipper [36]. The second gate ²[38] gathers the netting [46] and a set of adjustable clamps [156, 158] ²retracts the netting [46], pulling the netting [46] tightly over the material ²[64]. A second clipper [42] clips and severs the gathered netting [46] to ²enclose the material [64] in the netting [46].² ...

NETTING KNIFE CUTTER

An apparatus for packaging material in netting is described. The apparatus in a first embodiment is a netter for enclosing material in netting and a scissors assembly for severing the netting. The scissors assembly comprises a pair of blade elements pivotally connected by a pin affixed to the netter and each of the pair of blade elements comprises a knife section extending in a first direction from the pin and a lever section extending in a second direction from the pin. The scissors assembly further comprises a pair of link arms each connecting one of the lever sections of the pair of blade elements to a piston, the piston extendable in a first direction to pivot the knife sections of the blade elements toward each other and extendable in a second direction to pivot the knife sections of the blade elements away from each other. In another embodiment, the piston comprises an air-actuated cylinder.

CLIPPER COMPRISING A TAG LIFTER PLATE

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING TUBES IN NETS

A net derucking rectifier system is described The system has a stuffer, a product horn having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end mounted to the stuffer, a netting tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, the netting tube removably mounted coaxially over the product horn and having a tubular netting shirred thereon, a bracket mounted coaxially to the netting tube and having a plurality of fingers pointing radially inward to grip the netting, the bracket movable between a first position near the upstream end and a second position near the downstream end, the fingers biased to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the first position to the second position and not to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the second position to the first position, and a clipper located adjacent the distal end of the netting tube.

BREECH LOADER

An apparatus for automatically delivering placed and oriented pieces of meat to a netter for wrapping and netting is described, in which the placement and orientation of the meat pieces remains unchanged from initial placement until final wrapping and netting. The apparatus is a conveyor having a series of compartments in which the meat is placed and oriented. The conveyor is situated below the level of the breech of the feed tube to the netter, so that a compartment carried on said conveyor will be precisely aligned with the opening to the feed tube. A ram pushes the meat pieces out of the compartment and into the feed tube, without changing the placement or orientation of the meat pieces relative to each other. The netter wraps the meat pieces in a collagen film and encases the wrapped meat in a net for further processing.

PLASTIC WIRE CLIPPER/STUFFER

IMPROVED NET RUCKING APPARATUS AND METHOD

An apparatus and method for shirring netting onto a netting tube. A second tube is placed over and coaxially to the netting tube and netting is stretched over the second tube. The two tubes are caused to move in a reciprocating manner through a plurality of spring-loaded fingers, which allow the netting to pass on the downstroke and hold the netting on the upstroke. As the two tubes move, the netting is pulled over the second tube and shirred onto the netting tube. An annular space formed by a tube ring placed between the netting tube and the second tube causes the netting to shir in multiple, neatly aligned layers.

BREECH LOADER

... ²²²An apparatus for automatically delivering placed and oriented pieces of meat ²to a netter for wrapping and netting is described, in which the placement and ²orientation of the meat pieces remains unchanged from initial placement until ²final wrapping and netting. The apparatus is a conveyor having a series of ²compartments in which the meat is placed and oriented. The conveyor is ²situated below the level of the breech of the feed tube to the netter, so that ²a compartment carried on said conveyor will be precisely aligned with the ²opening to the feed tube. A ram pushes the meat pieces out of the compartment ²and into the feed tube, without changing the placement or orientation of the ²meat pieces relative to each other. The netter wraps the meat pieces in a ²collagen film and encases the wrapped meat in a net for further processing.² ...

Tag lifter plate

A clipper has a punch movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, a clip rail for feeding a clip into the reciprocating path of the punch, a tag loading window oriented to hold a tag in the reciprocating path of the punch, a die adjacent to the extended position of the punch, a knife movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, the knife having a top side and a bottom side, the reciprocating path of the knife being adjacent to the die, and a tag lifter plate mounted between the die and the reciprocating path of the knife, the tag lifter plate having a top side, the top side being between the top side of the knife and the bottom of the knife when the knife is in the extended position.

PLASTIC WIRE CLIPPER/STUFFER

A system for applying plastic clips to tubular products is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a die and a punch. The die has a peripheral face, an arcuate wall in the die peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore, the bore separating the die peripheral face into a first side and a second side, and a groove formed in the arcuate wall and the second side, the groove extending from the first side, through the arcuate wall and the second side, and forming a slot in an outer edge of the die. The punch has a peripheral face, an arcuate wall in the punch peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore, the bore separating the punch peripheral face into a first side and a second side, and a pair of grooves, the grooves extending from the first side to the second side of the punch peripheral face. The system also has a means for moving at least one of the die and the punch from a first position in which the die peripheral face and the punch peripheral face are adjacent, to a second position in which the die peripheral face and the punch peripheral face are remote.

AUTOMATED NETTER

An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a net and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. The irises gather the netting around the material, the first clipper cuts and closes the netting, and the handle maker forms a loop out of the severed netting. The second clipper attaches the loop back to the netting to form a handle. A scale can be used to weigh the material and a printer can create a label, with the weight or whatever other information is desired, for attachment to the netting.

TWO-IN-ONE BAGGER SYSTEM

CLIP CLOSURE SYSTEM

Two-in-one bagger

The invention comprises a system for encasing material in one of a stretchable bag and a shrinkable bag. The system comprises a pair of product horns rotatable in a plane from a first position to a second position; a stretchable-bag system comprising a bag carriage unit; a shrinkable-bag system, comprising a pair of pulling rollers mounted under the product horns and a collection roller mounted adjacent the pulling rollers, the collection roller configured to move a predetermined increment, a product ram configured to move material between the product horns and into one of a stretchable bag and a shrinkable bag, and an air jet for opening the bags.

Net rucking apparatus and method

An apparatus and method for shirring netting onto a netting tube. A second tube is placed over and coaxially to the netting tube and netting is stretched over the second tube. The two tubes are caused to move in a reciprocating manner through a plurality of spring-loaded fingers, which allow the netting to pass on the downstroke and hold the netting on the upstroke. As the two tubes move, the netting is pulled over the second tube and shirred onto the netting tube. An annular space formed by a tube ring placed between the netting tube and the second tube causes the netting to shir in multiple, neatly aligned layers.

CONTINUOUS ROLL STOCK NETTING MACHINE

MASCHINE ZUR UMHÜLLUNG MIT NETZBAHNROLLE

POLY-STRETCH BAGGER SYSTEM WITH HOCKING PUSHER

HYBRID FILLING SYSTEM

A system for producing food products is described. The system comprises a mixer, a stationary horn connected to the mixer and mounted in a heat-sealer, a plow connected to the stationary horn, a first product horn having a first end and a second end, the first product horn being rotatably attached to the heat-sealer and movable from a first position whereby the first end is attachable to the stationary horn and the second end is proximate a clipper, to a second position remote from the stationary horn and the clipper, and a second product horn having a first end and a second end, the second product horn being rotatably attached to the heat sealer and movable from a first position remote from the stationary horn and the clipper, to a second position whereby the first end is attachable to the stationary horn and the second end is proximate the clipper.

Netting knife cutter

An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a netting and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. A novel scissors assembly for severing the netting is disclosed. A conveyor carries the material to a pair of irises. The irises gather the netting around the material, the first clipper closes and severs the netting, and the handle maker forms a loop out of the severed netting. The second clipper attaches the loop back to the netting to form a handle. A scale can be used to weigh the material and a printer can create a label, with the weight or whatever other information is desired, for attachment to the netting.

DUAL MODE BAGGER

AUTOMATED NETTER

An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a net and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. The irises gather the netting around the material, the first clipper cuts and closes the netting, and the handle maker forms a loop out of the severed netting. The second clipper attaches the loop back to the netting to form a handle. A scale can be used to weigh the material and a printer can create a label, with the weight or whatever other information is desired, for attachment to the netting.

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM EINNETZEN VON LEBENSMITTELN IN EINER GERAFFTEN, SCHLAUCHFÖRMIGEN HÜLLE

CLIP CONTROL SYSTEM

Apparatus and method to net food products in shirred tubular casing

An apparatus and method to net shirred tubular casing, in order to create a highly-dimpled foot product. A filling horn, shir housing, and removable netting tube allow for the extrusion of food products into an edible tubular collagen film, which itself expands into a netting of a smaller diameter than that of the film. As the food product under pressure expands against the tubular film, it presses through the spaces in the netting to created a dimpled appearance. After the food product has been further processed, the netting is removed, leaving a highly-dimpled appearance.

APPARATUS AND METHOD TO NET FOOD PRODUCTS IN SHIRRED TUBULAR CASING

Apparatus for forming tubes in nets

A net derucking rectifier system is described. The system has a stuffer, a product horn having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end mounted to the stuffer, a netting tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, the netting tube removably mounted coaxially over the product horn and having a tubular netting shirred thereon, a bracket mounted coaxially to the netting tube and having a plurality of fingers pointing radially inward to grip the netting, the bracket movable between a first position near the upstream end and a second position near the downstream end, the fingers biased to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the first position to the second position and not to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the second position to the first position, and a clipper located adjacent the distal end of the netting tube. In another embodiment, a method of derucking a predetermined length of netting rucked on a tube, comprises gripping the netting in ...

POLY-STRETCH BAGGER SYSTEM

KLEMMENVERSCHLUSSSYSTEM

CLIPPER COMPRISING A TAG LIFTER PLATE

MEHRFACHDEHNABPACKSYSTEM

Continuous roll stock netting machine

An apparatus for encasing material in continuous roll stock netting is described. The apparatus has a product horn axially aligned with and diametrically opposed to a mandrel over which continuous roll stock netting has been placed. The mandrel is movable into a passageway between two gates and the netting is engaged by a set of claws, after which the mandrel retracts. A set of claws holds the netting open as a ram pushes the material through the product horn into the open netting. The first gate gathers the open end of the netting for closure by a clipper. The second gate gathers the netting and a set of adjustable clamps retracts the netting, pulling the netting tightly over the material. A second clipper clips and severs the gathered netting to enclose the material in the netting.

NETZVERPACKUNGSAUTOMAT

Breech loader

An apparatus for automatically delivering placed and oriented pieces of meat to a netter for wrapping and netting is described, in which the placement and orientation of the meat pieces remains unchanged from initial placement until final wrapping and netting. The apparatus is a conveyor having a series of compartments in which the meat is placed and oriented. The conveyor is situated below the level of the breech of the feed tube to the netter, so that a compartment carried on said conveyor will be precisely aligned with the opening to the feed tube. A ram pushes the meat pieces out of the compartment and into the feed tube, without changing the placement or orientation of the meat pieces relative to each other. The netter wraps the meat pieces in a collagen film and encases the wrapped meat in a net for further processing.

Clip and clipper

An article for packaging an item is described. The article comprises packaging material gathered into a neck and a clip fastening the neck, the clip comprising a top section and two legs connected by the top section, the top section comprising an internal face and an external face, the two legs being folded inward to contact each other, the folded legs and the top section defining a space securing the neck, and the clip further comprising at least one of a shoulder extending from the external face and a pin extending from the internal face into the space. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a plurality of these clips connected by extensions. In another embodiment, the invention further comprises a clipper for using the clips, the clipper having at least one of a notch in the rail of the clipper, a notch in the guide rail of the clipper, and a protrusion in the guide rail of a clipper.

Hybrid filling system

A system for producing food products is described. The system comprises a mixer, a stationary horn connected to the mixer and mounted in a heat-sealer, a plow connected to the stationary horn, a first product horn having a first end and a second end, the first product horn being rotatably attached to the heat-sealer and movable from a first position whereby the first end is attachable to the stationary horn and the second end is proximate a clipper, to a second position remote from the stationary horn and the clipper, and a second product horn having a first end and a second end, the second product horn being rotatably attached to the heat sealer and movable from a first position remote from the stationary horn and the clipper, to a second position whereby the first end is attachable to the stationary horn and the second end is proximate the clipper.

NETTING KNIFE CUTTER

Poly-stretch bagger system

A bagger system for enclosing material very tightly in a plastic bag, to reduce packaging costs, present a pleasing appearance, decrease leaks, and minimize distortion of the printed information on the packaging. The system comprises a base guide to hold the material to be encased and stretching fingers to open a plastic bag. The rotational movement of the stretching fingers provides even stretching about the circumference of the bag and permits an approximation of the cross section of the material to be encased, allowing for use of a smaller bag. After the material is placed in the bag, the material and bag are ejected, whereupon the plastic bag retracts tightly around the material, presenting a pleasing appearance to consumers and minimizing distortion of any printed information on the bag.

Improved net rucking apparatus and method

AUTOMATED NETTER

CLIP AND CLIPPER

An article for packaging an item is described. The article comprises packaging material gathered into a neck and a clip fastening the neck, the clip comprising a top section and two legs connected by the top section, the top section comprising an internal face and an external face, the two legs being folded inward to contact each other, the folded legs and the top section defining a space securing the neck, and the clip further comprising at least one of a shoulder extending from the external face and a pin extending from the internal face into the space. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a plurality of these clips connected by extensions. In another embodiment, the invention further comprises a clipper for using the clips, the clipper having at least one of a notch in the rail of the clipper, a notch in the guide rail of the clipper, and a protrusion in the guide rail of a clipper.

Automatic rack loader

An apparatus and system for loading items onto a rack is described. The rack loading apparatus is a conveyor having a loading side for receiving items and an unloading side for discharging items, a positioner to align a rack with the unloading side; and a load pusher to discharge the items from the unloading side onto the rack. The system is a sausage-making stuffer/clipper, a belt conveyor, a conveyor having a loading side for receiving sausages and an unloading side for discharging sausages, a positioner to align a rack with the unloading side; and a load pusher to discharge the sausages from the unloading side onto the rack.

NET RUCKING APPARATUS AND METHOD

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING TUBES IN NETS

CHAIN OF CLOSURE CLIPS AND DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CLOSING ITS CLIPS

APPARATUS AND METHOD TO NET FOOD PRODUCTS IN SHIRRED TUBULAR CASING

Method for forming tubes in nets

A net derucking rectifier system is described. The system has a stuffer, a product horn having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end mounted to the stuffer, a netting tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, the netting tube removably mounted coaxially over the product horn and having a tubular netting shirred thereon, a bracket mounted coaxially to the netting tube and having a plurality of fingers pointing radially inward to grip the netting, the bracket movable between a first position near the upstream end and a second position near the downstream end, the fingers biased to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the first position to the second position and not to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the second position to the first position, and a clipper located adjacent the distal end of the netting tube. In another embodiment, a method of derucking a predetermined length of netting rucked on a tube, comprises gripping the netting in ...

CLIP CONTROL SYSTEM

A clip control system is described. The invention in a first embodiment is a clip control system comprising a stuffer/clipper comprising a reader and a processing unit and having an operating parameter, a clip package mountable to the stuffer/clipper and holding a plurality of clips, and information encoded in the clip package and readable by the reader, the processing unit configured to receive the information and to set the operating parameter based thereon. The clip package is a reel or a canister. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a clip package holding a plurality of clips and being mountable to a stuffer/clipper having a reader. The clip package has information encoded therein and readable by the reader. In either embodiment, the information is encoded in an RFID tag, a bar code, or a magnetic strip. The reader is a RFID reader, a bar code reader, or a magnetic strip reader. The information is product-specific information and can also include the identity of the clip ...

HYBRID FILLING SYSTEM

POLY-STRETCH BAGGER SYSTEM WITH HOCKING PUSHER

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING TUBES IN NETS

A net derucking rectifier system is described. The system has a stuffer, a product horn having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end mounted to the stuffer, a netting tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, the netting tube removably mounted coaxially over the product horn and having a tubular netting shirred thereon, a bracket mounted coaxially to the netting tube and having a plurality of fingers pointing radially inward to grip the netting, the bracket movable between a first position near the upstream end and a second position near the downstream end, the fingers biased to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the first position to the second position and not to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the second position to the first position, and a clipper located adjacent the distal end of the netting tube. In another embodiment, a method of derucking a predetermined length of netting rucked on a tube, comprises gripping the netting in ...

CLIP AND CLIPPER

An article for packaging an item is described. The article comprises packaging material gathered into a neck and a clip fastening the neck, the clip comprising a top section and two legs connected by the top section, the top section comprising an internal face and an external face, the two legs being folded inward to contact each other, the folded legs and the top section defining a space securing the neck, and the clip further comprising at least one of a shoulder extending from the external face and a pin extending from the internal face into the space. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a plurality of these clips connected by extensions. In another embodiment, the invention further comprises a clipper for using the clips, the clipper having at least one of a notch in the rail of the clipper, a notch in the guide rail of the clipper, and a protrusion in the guide rail of a clipper.

POLY-STRETCH BAGGER SYSTEM

Dual mode bagger

An apparatus for sealing a bag of encased material is described. A plurality of nozzles radiate from a central vacuum system, each nozzle associated with a clamping means. A framework rotates about the central vacuum system. A holding tray and an elevating device are removably attachable to the framework. The holding tray is attachable below a one of the plurality of nozzles and comprises an upright section and a projecting section. The upright section is supported by the framework at an acute angle from vertical, a top end of the upright section being adjacent to the framework and a bottom end of the upright section being remote from the framework. The projecting section is removably attachable to the bottom end of the upright section and projects approximately normal to the upright section. The elevating device is removably attachable to the framework below a one of the plurality of nozzles.

Forming wire

An improved forming wire is described. A forming wire in a first embodiment comprises a base comprising a structure with a bore therethrough, a first support arm and a second support arm, each said arm projecting normally from said base, each said arm having a proximal tip connected to said base and a distal tip remote from said base, a bending loop having an arcuate shape and extending from the distal tip of the first support arm to the distal tip of the second support arm, an inner arm having a helical shape and extending from the distal tip of the first support arm to the base; and an outer arm having a helical shape and extending from the distal tip of the second support arm to a point above the base, thereby defining a space between the base and the outer arm. In other embodiments, the forming wire has a single support arm. In some embodiments, the forming wire is made of poly-tetrafluoroethylene tubing over stainless steel rods.

Automatic rack loader

An apparatus and system for loading items onto a rack is described. The rack loading apparatus is includes a stuffer/clipper for making sausages, a belt conveyor for receiving a sausage from the stuffer/clipper and conveying the sausage to a rotary conveyor, the rotary conveyor comprising a plurality of stages and having a loading side for receiving a sausage and an unloading side for discharging a sausage, a rack comprising a frame supporting a plurality of trays, a positioner to align the rack with the unloading side, a controller to cause the rotary conveyor to align a one of the plurality of stages on the loading side with the belt conveyor to receive a sausage from the stuffer/clipper and to rotate the rotary conveyor to align the one of the plurality of stages on the unloading side with a one of the plurality of trays, and a load pusher to discharge the sausage off the one of the plurality of stages and onto the one of the plurality of trays, the pusher comprising a plurality of tabs ...

Apparatus for enclosing material in a net

An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a net and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. A conveyor carries the material to a pair of irises. The irises gather the netting around the material, the first clipper cuts and closes the netting, and the handle maker forms a loop out of the severed netting. The second clipper attaches the loop back to the netting to form a handle. A scale can be used to weigh the material and a printer can create a label, with the weight or whatever other information is desired, for attachment to the netting.

Tag lifter plate

A clipper has a punch movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, a clip rail for feeding a clip into the reciprocating path of the punch, a tag loading window oriented to hold a tag in the reciprocating path of the punch, a die adjacent to the extended position of the punch, a knife movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, the knife having a top side and a bottom side, the reciprocating path of the knife being adjacent to the die, and a tag lifter plate mounted between the die and the reciprocating path of the knife, the tag lifter plate having a top side, the top side being between the top side of the knife and the bottom of the knife when the knife is in the extended position.

Poly-stretch bagger system with hocking pusher

A bagger system for enclosing poultry very tightly in a plastic bag, to reduce material costs, present a pleasing appearance, decrease leaks, and minimize distortion of the printed information on the bag. A grabber assembly is described, to grasp the legs of the poultry and guide the poultry into a bag in proper hocking position.

Clip closure system

A clip closure system for closing clips, each clip having a base section and first and second legs extending from opposite ends thereof, is described. The clip closure system has a rail configured to hold the clips; first and second jaws which are rotatably connected to the rail; a connector; first and second arms, the first arm being connected to the first jaw and to the connector, the second arm being connected to the second jaw and to the connector; an actuator configured to move the connector such that the first jaw rotates relative to the rail to contact and bend the first leg of the clip toward the base section of the clip, and such that the second jaw rotates relative to the rail to contact and bend the second leg of the clip toward the base section of the clip.

Continuous automatic rack loader

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.

CLIP AND CLIPPER

An article for packaging an item is described. The article comprises packaging material gathered into a neck and a clip fastening the neck, the clip comprising a top section and two legs connected by the top section, the top section comprising an internal face and an external face, the two legs being folded inward to contact each other, the folded legs and the top section defining a space securing the neck, and the clip further comprising a shoulder extending from said external face and a pin extending from said internal face into said space.

Clip control system

A clip control system is described. The invention in a first embodiment is a clip control system comprising a stuffer/clipper comprising a reader and a processing unit and having an operating parameter, a clip package mountable to the stuffer/clipper and holding a plurality of clips, and information encoded in the clip package and readable by the reader, the processing unit configured to receive the information and to set the operating parameter based thereon. The clip package is a reel or a canister. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a clip package holding a plurality of clips and being mountable to a stuffer/clipper having a reader. The clip package has information encoded therein and readable by the reader. In either embodiment, the information is encoded in an RFID tag, a bar code, or a magnetic strip. The reader is a RFID reader, a bar code reader, or a magnetic strip reader. The information is product-specific information and can also include the identity of the clip ...

Apparatus and method to net food products in shirred tubular casing

An apparatus and method to net food products in shirred tubular casing, in order to create a highly-dimpled foot product. A filling horn, shir housing, and netting tube allow for the extrusion of food products into an edible tubular collagen film, which itself expands into a netting of a smaller diameter than that of the film. As the food product under pressure expands against the tubular film, it presses through the spaces in the netting to created a dimpled appearance. After the food product has been further processed, the netting is removed, leaving the food product with a highly-dimpled appearance.

Breech loader

An apparatus for automatically delivering placed and oriented pieces of meat to a netter for wrapping and netting is described, in which the placement and orientation of the meat pieces remains unchanged from initial placement until final wrapping and netting. The apparatus is a conveyor having a series of compartments in which the meat is placed and oriented. The conveyor is situated below the level of the breech of the feed tube to the netter, so that a compartment carried on said conveyor will be precisely aligned with the opening to the feed tube. A ram pushes the meat pieces out of the compartment and into the feed tube, without changing the placement or orientation of the meat pieces relative to each other. The netter wraps the meat pieces in a collagen film and encases the wrapped meat in a net for further processing.

Apparatus and method to net food products in shirred tubular casing

An apparatus and method to net shirred tubular casing, in order to create a highly-dimpled foot product. A filling horn, shir housing, and removable netting tube allow for the extrusion of food products into an edible tubular collagen film, which itself expands into a netting of a smaller diameter than that of the film. As the food product under pressure expands against the tubular film, it presses through the spaces in the netting to created a dimpled appearance. After the food product has been further processed, the netting is removed, leaving a highly-dimpled appearance.

Apparatus and method to net food products in shirred tubular casing

An apparatus and method to net food products in shirred tubular casing, in order to create a highly-dimpled foot product. A filling horn, shir housing, and netting tube allow for the extrusion of food products into an edible tubular collagen film, which itself expands into a netting of a smaller diameter than that of the film. As the food product under pressure expands against the tubular film, it presses through the spaces in the netting to created a dimpled appearance. After the food product has been further processed, the netting is removed, leaving the food product with a highly-dimpled appearance.

Breech loader

Breech loader

Automated netter

An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a net and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. The irises gather the netting around the material, the first clipper cuts and closes the netting, and the handle maker forms a loop out of the severed netting. The second clipper attaches the loop back to the netting to form a handle. A scale can be used to weigh the material and a printer can create a label, with the weight or whatever other information is desired, for attachment to the netting.

Poly-stretch bagger system with hocking pusher

A bagger system for enclosing poultry very tightly in a plastic bag, to reduce material costs, present a pleasing appearance, decrease leaks, and minimize distortion of the printed information on the bag. A grabber assembly is described, to grasp the legs of the poultry and guide the poultry into a bag in proper hocking position.

Apparatus and method for forming tubes in nets

A net derucking rectifier system is described The system has a stuffer, a product horn having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end mounted to the stuffer, a netting tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, the netting tube removably mounted coaxially over the product horn and having a tubular netting shirred thereon, a bracket mounted coaxially to the netting tube and having a plurality of fingers pointing radially inward to grip the netting, the bracket movable between a first position near the upstream end and a second position near the downstream end, the fingers biased to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the first position to the second position and not to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the second position to the first position, and a clipper located adjacent the distal end of the netting tube.

Apparatus and method for forming tubes in nets

A net derucking rectifier system is described The system has a stuffer, a product horn having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end mounted to the stuffer, a netting tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, the netting tube removably mounted coaxially over the product horn and having a tubular netting shirred thereon, a bracket mounted coaxially to the netting tube and having a plurality of fingers pointing radially inward to grip the netting, the bracket movable between a first position near the upstream end and a second position near the downstream end, the fingers biased to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the first position to the second position and not to grip the netting when the bracket is moved from the second position to the first position, and a clipper located adjacent the distal end of the netting tube.

Clip control system

A clip control system is described. The invention in a first embodiment is a clip control system comprising a stuffer/clipper (30) comprising a reader and a processing unit and having an operating parameter, a clip package mountable to the stuffer/clipper and holding a plurality of clips (40), and information encoded in the clip package and readable by the reader, the processing unit configured to receive the information and to set the operating parameter based thereon. The clip package is a reel or a canister. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a clip package holding a plurality of clips and being mountable to a stuffer/clipper having a reader. The clip package has information encoded therein and readable by the reader. In either embodiment, the information is encoded in an RFID tag, a bar code, or a magnetic strip. The reader is a RFID reader (32), a bar code reader, or a magnetic strip reader. The information is product-specific information and can also include file identity of the clip manufacturer.

Continuous roll stock netting machine

An apparatus for encasing material in continuous roll stock netting is described. The apparatus has a product horn axially aligned with and diametrically opposed to a mandrel over which continuous roll stock netting has been placed. The mandrel is movable into a passageway between two gates and the netting is engaged by a set of claws, after which the mandrel retracts. A set of claws holds the netting open as a ram pushes the material through the product horn into the open netting. The first gate gathers the open end of the netting for closure by a clipper. The second gate gathers the netting and a set of adjustable clamps retracts the netting, pulling the netting tightly over the material. A second clipper clips and severs the gathered netting to enclose the material in the netting.

Improved net rucking apparatus and method

An apparatus and method for shirring netting onto a netting tube. A second tube is placed over and coaxially to the netting tube and netting is stretched over the second tube. The two tubes are caused to move in a reciprocating manner through a plurality of spring-loaded fingers, which allow the netting to pass on the downstroke and hold the netting on the upstroke. As the two tubes move, the netting is pulled over the second tube and shirred onto the netting tube. An annular space formed by a tube ring placed between the netting tube and the second tube causes the netting to shir in multiple, neatly aligned layers.

AUTOMATIC GRINDER.

Un aparato (2) para encerrar material en una malla, que comprende: un rollo de malla (38), teniendo dicho rollo un extremo abierto y un extremo cerrado, medios para poner material (30) en dicha malla a través de dicho extremo abierto de dicho rollo, primer medio para reunir (60) de dicha malla al lado del material, segundo medio para reunir (132) dicha malla al lado del material, medios para desplazar (134) dicho segundo medio de reunir (132) con respecto a dicho primer medio de reunir (60), con lo que dicha malla (38) es estirada entre dicho primer medio de reunir (60) y dicho segundo medio de reunir (132), una primera grapadora (102) para cerrar y cortar dicha malla (38) en dicho primer medio (60), para crear otro extremo cerrado en dicho rollo cortado, un realizador (230) de asas para formar un lazo de dicha malla estirada, y una segunda grapadora (160) para cerrar dicho lazo en dicho segundo medio de reunir. An apparatus (2) for enclosing material in a mesh, comprising: a mesh roll (38), said roll having an open end and a closed end, means for putting material (30) in said mesh through said open end of said roll, first means for gathering (60) of said mesh next to the material, second means for gathering (132) said mesh next to the material, means for displacing (134) said second means of gathering (132) with respect to said first means of gathering (60), whereby said mesh (38) is stretched between said first means of gathering (60) and said second means of gathering (132), a first stapler (102) for closing and cutting said mesh (38) in said first means (60), to create another closed end in said cut roll, a handle maker (230) to form a loop of said stretched mesh, and a second stapler (160) to close said loop in said Second means of gathering.

Hybrid filling system

A system for producing food products is described. The system comprises a mixer, a stationary horn connected to the mixer and mounted in a heat-sealer, a plow connected to the stationary horn, a first product horn having a first end and a second end, the first product horn being rotatably attached to the heat-sealer and movable from a first position whereby the first end is attachable to the stationary horn and the second end is proximate a clipper, to a second position remote from the stationary horn and the clipper, and a second product horn having a first end and a second end, the second product horn being rotatably attached to the heat sealer and movable from a first position remote from the stationary horn and the clipper, to a second position whereby the first end is attachable to the stationary horn and the second end is proximate the clipper.

Two-in-one bagger system

The invention comprises a system for encasing material in one of a stretchable bag and a shrinkable bag. The system comprises a pair of product horns rotatable in a plane from a first position to a second position; a stretchable-bag system comprising a bag carriage unit; a shrinkable-bag system, comprising a pair of pulling rollers mounted under said product horns and a collection roller mounted adjacent said pulling rollers, the collection roller configured to move a predetermined increment, a product ram configured to move material between the product horns and into one of a stretchable bag and a shrinkable bag, and an air jet for opening the bags.

Two-in-one bagger system

The invention comprises a system for encasing material in one of a stretchable bag and a shrinkable bag. The system comprises a pair of product horns rotatable in a plane from a first position to a second position; a stretchable-bag system comprising a bag carriage unit; a shrinkable-bag system, comprising a pair of pulling rollers mounted under said product horns and a collection roller mounted adjacent said pulling rollers, the collection roller configured to move a predetermined increment, a product ram configured to move material between the product horns and into one of a stretchable bag and a shrinkable bag, and an air jet for opening the bags.

Poly-stretch bagger system

A bagger system (20) for enclosing material very tightly in a plastic bag (23), to reduce packaging costs, present a pleasing appearance, decrease leaks, and minimize distortion of the printed information on the packaging. The system comprises a base guide (46, 48) to hold the material to be encases and stretching fingers (50, 52) to open a plastic bag. The rotational movement of the stretching fingers provides even stretching about the circumference of the bag and permits an approximation of the cross section of the material to be encased, allowing for use of a smaller bag. After the material is placed in the bag, the material and bag are ejected, whereupon the plastic bag retracts tightly around the material, presenting a pleasing appearance to consumers and minimizing distortion of any printed information on the bag.

Plastic wire clipper/stuffer

A system for applying plastic clips to tubular products is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a die and a punch. The die has a peripheral face, an arcuate wall in the die peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore, the bore separating the die peripheral face into a first side and a second side, and a groove formed in the arcuate wall and the second side, the groove extending from the first side, through the arcuate wall and the second side, and forming a slot in an outer edge of the die. The punch has a peripheral face, an arcuate wall in the punch peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore, the bore separating the punch peripheral face into a first side and a second side, and a pair of grooves, the grooves extending from the first side to the second side of the punch peripheral face. The system also has a means for moving at least one of the die and the punch from a first position in which the die peripheral face and the punch peripheral face are adjacent, to a second position in which the die peripheral face and the punch peripheral face are remote.

CLOSING CLIPS CHAIN, DEVICE AND PROCEDURE TO CLOSE SUCH CLOSING CLIPS.

Cadena de clips de cierre para los extremos retraidos de bolsas o tubos de material laminar, con sección transversal uniforme y extremos libresencastrables, caracterizándose porque los clips en su contorno exterior presentan talones mutuamente alineados por los cuales los clips estánvinculados entre sí configurando un nervio continuo. La invención se refiere además a un dispositivo para cerrar dichos clips que se caracteriza porcomprender: un punzón con una escotadura en la cual es colocable un clip de cierre no cerrado de manera que quede asegurado contra rotación, estando dichopunzón montado en forma alternativamente deslizable con respecto a una matriz de cierre y presentando dicha matriz de cierre medios de desviaciónde al menosuno de los extremos libres del clip para encastrar mutuamente ambos extremos libres durante el movimiento de aproximación entre punzón y matriz. Finalmentela presente invención también consiste en un procedimiento para cerrar los clips, el cual se caracteriza porque se alimenta un clip abierto aún unido a lacadena al punzón del dispositivo de cierre; que se desplaza con el clip de cierre colocado hacia una matriz de cierre mientras se separa al clip de lacadena; se colocael clip abierto por medio del punzón sobre el extremo retorcido de una bolsa a cerrar y se juntan los extremos libres del clipmediante los medios de desviación dispuestos en forma cooperante en la matriz, de manera que dichos extremos libres del clip queden encastrados. Chain of closing clips for the retracted ends of bags or tubes of laminar material, with uniform cross-section and free recessed ends, characterized in that the clips on their outer contour have mutually aligned beads by which the clips are linked to each other forming a continuous rib. The invention further relates to a device for closing said clips which is characterized by comprising: a punch with a recess in which a non-closed closing clip is placed so that it is secured against rotation, said punch ...

Net clip and clipper

A clip for enclosing bags and tubes, including bags and tubes made of mesh netting, is described. The clip has a top section and two legs extending from opposite ends of the top section. There is an indentation in the top section and a pin projecting from the top section into the space formed by the top section and the legs of the clip. Closing the clip causes the pin to project into the annular space formed by the top section and the collapsed legs. A clipper has a guide rail with a protrusion corresponding to the indentation and a rail with a notch corresponding to the pin, to provide better control movement of the clip within the clipper.

Chain of interconnected closure clips, device for closing the closure clips and method for making the same

The invented closure clip (10') forms a part of a chain of interconnected closure clips, designed for the necks of bags or film tubes, has a uniform cross-sectional profile and two free ends (12, 14) lockable together to close the closure clip, which chain is characterized in that the closure clips comprise projections (16) located in mutual alignment between the ends (12, 14) on the outer contour and are connected only in the region of these projections, such that the projections (16) form a through-web. The invention further relates to a device for closing closure clips, especially in a closure clip chain according to the invention, with interlockable free ends, which is characterized in that it comprises a stamp with a cavity into which an unclosed closure clip may be non-rotatably inserted, in that the stamp may be moved to and fro with respect to a bottom tool and in that the bottom tool comprises deflection means for at least one of the free ends of the closure clip, to lock the two ends together upon movement of the stamp and the bottom tool towards each other. Furthermore, the invention includes a method of closing closure clips, especially such as those in a closure clip chain according to the invention, which is characterized in that an open closure clip suspended on the chain is fed to a closure device stamp, in that the stamp is thereafter moved, with the closure clip, towards a bottom tool and the closure clip is separated from the chain, in that the open closure clip is then moved by the stamp over a neck to be closed, in order to pick the latter up, and in that the free ends of the closure clip are then directed towards each other and locked together by associated deflection means in the bottom tool.

Hybrid filling system

Dual mode bagger

An apparatus for sealing a bag of encased material is described. A plurality of nozzles radiate from a central vacuum system, each nozzle associated with a clamping means. A framework rotates about the central vacuum system. A holding tray and an elevating device are removably attachable to the framework. The holding tray is attachable below a one of the plurality of nozzles and comprises an upright section and a projecting section. The upright section is supported by the framework at an acute angle from vertical, a top end of the upright section being adjacent to the framework and a bottom end of the upright section being remote from the framework. The projecting section is removably attachable to the bottom end of the upright section and projects approximately normal to the upright section. The elevating device is removably attachable to the framework below a one of the plurality of nozzles. The elevating device comprises an upright section, a lower strut, and an upper strut, the upright section supported by the framework at an acute angle from vertical, a top end of the upright section being adjacent to the framework and a bottom end of the upright section being remote from the framework. The lower strut has a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower strut being attached to a first end of the upper strut and the second end of the lower strut being releasably attached to the bottom end of the upright section, A second end of the upper strut is releasably attachable to the top end of the upright section.

Automated netter

An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a net and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. A conveyor carries the material to a pair of irises. The irises gather the netting around the material, the first clipper cuts and closes the netting, and the handle maker forms a loop out of the severed netting. The second clipper attaches the loop back to the netting to form a handle. A scale can be used to weigh the material and a printer can create a label, with the weight or whatever other information is desired, for attachment to the netting.

Clip closure system

A clip closure system for closing clips, each clip having a base section and first and second legs extending from opposite ends thereof, is described. The clip closure system has a rail configured to hold the clips; first and second jaws which are rotatably connected to the rail; a connector; first and second arms, the first arm being connected to the first jaw and to the connector, the second arm being connected to the second jaw and to the connector; an actuator configured to move the connector such that the first jaw rotates relative to the rail to contact and bend the first leg of the clip toward the base section of the clip, and such that the second jaw rotates relative to the rail to contact and bend the second leg of the clip toward the base section of the clip.

Hybrid filling system

Un sistema para producir productos alimenticios que comprende: una mezcladora (26); un brazo estacionario (24) que tiene un extremo superior y un extremo inferior, estando conectado dichoextremo superior a dicha mezcladora (26), estando montado dicho brazo estacionario (24) en un termo-sellador(22); un primer brazo de producto (32) que tiene un primer extremo y un segundo extremo, pudiendo conectarsedicho primer brazo de producto a dicho termo-sellador y pudiendo moverse desde una primera posición en laque dicho primer extremo puede fijarse a dicho extremo inferior de dicho brazo estacionario (24) y dichosegundo extremo está cerca de un dispositivo de cierre (30), hasta una segunda posición alejada de dichobrazo estacionario (24) y dicho dispositivo de cierre (30); una lengüeta (46) conectada a dicho brazo estacionario (24), estando adaptada dicho lengüeta (46) para formaruna envoltura preliminar laminada tubular (48) a partir de una película plana (44) sobre dicho brazo estacionario(24) y dicho primer brazo de producto (32); un segundo brazo de producto (34) que tiene un primer extremo y un segundo extremo, pudiendo conectarsedicho segundo brazo de producto (34) a dicho termo-sellador y pudiendo moverse desde una primera posiciónalejada de dicho brazo estacionario (24) y dicho dispositivo de cierre (30), hasta una segunda posición en laque dicho primer extremo puede fijarse a dicho extremo inferior de dicho brazo estacionario y dicho segundoextremo está cerca de dicho dispositivo de cierre; una película preliminar laminada (44) montada en dicha lengüeta (46); y una envoltura tubular (60) fruncida sobre dicho segundo brazo de producto. A system for producing food products comprising: a mixer (26); a stationary arm (24) having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being connected to said mixer (26), said stationary arm (24) being mounted on a heat sealer (22); a first product arm (32) having a first end and a second end, said first product arm being able to ...

Plastic wire clipper/stuffer

A system for applying plastic clips to tubular products is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a die and a punch. The die has a peripheral face, an arcuate wall in the die peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore, the bore separating the die peripheral face into a first side and a second side, and a groove formed in the arcuate wall and the second side, the groove extending from the first side, through the arcuate wall and the second side, and forming a slot in an outer edge of the die. The punch has a peripheral face, an arcuate wall in the punch peripheral face forming a half-cylindrical bore, the bore separating the punch peripheral face into a first side and a second side, and a pair of grooves, the grooves extending from the first side to the second side of the punch peripheral face. The system also has a means for moving at least one of the die and the punch from a first position in which the die peripheral face and the punch peripheral face are adjacent, to a second position in which the die peripheral face and the punch peripheral face are remote.

Poly-stretch bagger system with hocking pusher

Automated netter

Breech loader

An apparatus for automatically delivering placed and oriented pieces of meat to a netter for wrapping and netting is described, in which the placement and orientation of the meat pieces remains unchanged from initial placement until final wrapping and netting. The apparatus is a conveyor having a series of compartments in which the meat is placed and oriented. The conveyor is situated below the level of the breech of the feed tube to the netter, so that a compartment carried on said conveyor will be precisely aligned with the opening to the feed tube. A ram pushes the meat pieces out of the compartment and into the feed tube, without changing the placement or orientation of the meat pieces relative to each other. The netter wraps the meat pieces in a collagen film and encases the wrapped meat in a net for further processing.

Dual mode bagger

An apparatus for sealing a bag of encased material is described. A plurality of nozzles radiate from a central vacuum system, each nozzle associated with a clamping means. A framework rotates about the central vacuum system. A holding tray and an elevating device are removably attachable to the framework. The holding tray is attachable below a one of the plurality of nozzles and comprises an upright section and a projecting section. The upright section is supported by the framework at an acute angle from vertical, a top end of the upright section being adjacent to the framework and a bottom end of the upright section being remote from the framework. The projecting section is removably attachable to the bottom end of the upright section and projects approximately normal to the upright section. The elevating device is removably attachable to the framework below a one of the plurality of nozzles. The elevating device comprises an upright section, a lower strut, and an upper strut, the upright section supported by the framework at an acute angle from vertical, a top end of the upright section being adjacent to the framework and a bottom end of the upright section being remote from the framework. The lower strut has a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower strut being attached to a first end of the upper strut and the second end of the lower strut being releasably attached to the bottom end of the upright section, A second end of the upper strut is releasably attachable to the top end of the upright section.

system for wrapping material in one of a stretch bag and a contractile bag

sistema de ensacamento dois em um. a presente invenção refere-se um sistema para envolver o material em um de um saco estirável e um saco contrátil. o sistema compreende um par de mandris de produto rotativos em um plano de uma primeira posição para uma segunda posição; um sistema de saco estirável compreendendo uma unidade de carrinho móvel; um sistema de saco contrátil compreendendo um par de rolos de tração montados sob os mandris de produto, um rolo de coleta montado adjacente aos rolos de tração, e um meio para avançar o rolo de coleta um incremento predeterminado; um êmbolo de produto configurado para mover o material entre os mandris de produto e dentro de um saco estirável e um saco contrátil, e um jato de ar para abrir os sacos. two-in-one bagging system. the present invention relates to a system for wrapping the material in one of a stretch bag and a contractile bag. the system comprises a pair of rotating product mandrels in a plane from a first position to a second position; a stretch bag system comprising a mobile cart unit; a contractile bag system comprising a pair of pull rollers mounted under the product mandrels, a pick roll mounted adjacent the pull rollers, and a means for advancing the pick roll by a predetermined increment; a product plunger configured to move the material between the product mandrels and into a stretch bag and a contractile bag, and an air jet to open the bags.

Automated netter

An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a net and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. A conveyor carries the material to a pair of irises. The irises gather the netting around the material, the first clipper cuts and closes the netting, and the handle maker forms a loop out of the severed netting. The second clipper attaches the loop back to the netting to form a handle. A scale can be used to weigh the material and a printer can create a label, with the weight or whatever other information is desired, for attachment to the netting.

Breech loader

An apparatus for automatically delivering placed and oriented pieces of meat to a netter for wrapping and netting is described, in which the placement and orientation of the meat pieces remains unchanged from initial placement until final wrapping and netting. The apparatus is a conveyor having a series of compartments in which the meat is placed and oriented. The conveyor is situated below the level of the breech of the feed tube to the netter, so that a compartment carried on said conveyor will be precisely aligned with the opening to the feed tube. A ram pushes the meat pieces out of the compartment and into the feed tube, without changing the placement or orientation of the meat pieces relative to each other. The netter wraps the meat pieces in a collagen film and encases the wrapped meat in a net for further processing.

Hybrid filling system

A system for producing food products is described. The system comprises a mixer, a stationary horn connected to the mixer and mounted in a heat-sealer, a plow connected to the stationary horn, a first product horn having a first end and a second end, the first product horn being rotatably attached to the heat-sealer and movable from a first position whereby the first end is attachable to the stationary horn and the second end is proximate a clipper, to a second position remote from the stationary horn and the clipper, and a second product horn having a first end and a second end, the second product horn being rotatably attached to the heat sealer and movable from a first position remote from the stationary horn and the clipper, to a second position whereby the first end is attachable to the stationary horn and the second end is proximate the clipper.

Urządzenie do zapinania obejmujące płytkę mechanizmu podnoszenia etykiety

Mehrfachdehnabpacksystem

Mehrfachdehnabpacksystem mit hockschieber

Netzverpackungsautomat

Automatic hanging hook system

A loop for hanging material that has been wrapped in packaging is described. The loop is clipped to the packaging by the same clip that encloses the packaging. The clip has a neck section having a width less than the width of the clip, a retaining section extending from a first side of the neck section and having a width greater than the width of the clip, and a hanging section extending from a second side of the neck section. The hanging section has at least one aperture. In another embodiment, a second hanging section has at least one arm defining a notch between the arm and the hanging section.

Zárócsat lánc, valamint készülék és eljárás a zárócsatok bezárásához

A találmány tárgya tasakőkhőz és fóliatömlőkhöz való, összekapcsőlódózárócsatőkból (10) álló lánc (heveder) egységes kereszmetszetiprőfillal, és két szabad, a zárócsat zárásáhőz egymássalösszekapcsőlható véggel. A találmány különlegessége, hőgy a zárócsatők(10') csatlakőzó tőldatőkkal (16) rendelkeznek, amelyek egymással egysíkban a végek (12, 14) között a külső kőntúrőn találhatók, és csakezen csatlakőzó tőldatők tartőmányában függnek össze, úgy hőgy acsatlakőzó tőldatők (16) egy átmenő hidat képeznek. A találmány tárgyamég a zárócsatőkat összezáró készülék, illetve eljárás a zárócsatőkösszezárására. ŕ

Chain of closure clips and device and process for closing its clips

Vorrichtung und verfahren zum einnetzen von lebensmitteln in einer gerafften, schlauchförmigen hülle

Automatic hanging hook system

A loop for hanging material that has been wrapped in packaging is described. The loop is clipped to the packaging by the same clip that encloses the packaging. The clip has a neck section having a width less than the width of the clip, a retaining section extending from a first side of the neck section and having a width greater than the width of the clip, and a hanging section extending from a second side of the neck section. The hanging section has at least one aperture. In another embodiment, a second hanging section has at least one arm defining a notch between the arm and the hanging section.

Urządzenie do zapinania obejmujące płytkę mechanizmu podnoszenia etykiety

Automatic hanging hook system

Klammervorrichtung mit etikettenhubplatte

A clipper for applying clips and tags to bags and having a tag lifter plate

A clipper for applying clips and tags to be bagged products is disclosed. The clipper comprises a means for clipping a tag to a bag, a means for severing a tail of the bag, and means for preventing protrusion of the tag into the means for severing a tail.

Grapadora que comprende una placa elevadora de etiquetas

Tag lifter plate

A clipper has a punch movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, a clip rail for feeding a clip into the reciprocating path of the punch, a tag loading window oriented to hold a tag in the reciprocating path of the punch, a die adjacent to the extended position of the punch, a knife movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, the knife having a top side and a bottom side, the reciprocating path of the knife being adjacent to the die, and a tag lifter plate mounted between the die and the reciprocating path of the knife, the tag lifter plate having a top side, the top side being between the top side of the knife and the bottom of the knife when the knife is in the extended position.

Klemmenverschlusssystem

Automatic hanging hook system

A loop for hanging material that has been wrapped in packaging is described. The loop is clipped to the packaging by the same clip that encloses the packaging. The clip has a neck section having a width less than the width of the clip, a retaining section extending from a first side of the neck section and having a width greater than the width of the clip, and a hanging section extending from a second side of the neck section. The hanging section has at least one aperture. In another embodiment, a second hanging section has at least one arm defining a notch between the arm and the hanging section.

Maschine zur umhüllung mit netzbahnrolle

用于由薄膜带生产薄膜管的设备

本发明涉及一种用于由薄膜带生产薄膜管的设备，该薄膜管可以用于充填液体、粘性或粒状材料，该设备包括一个与一充填机器连接的充填管、一个围绕所述充填管并用于将薄膜带成形为一薄膜管的成形装置、一个设置在充填排出方向上的所述成形装置下游的密封装置，所述密封装置用于密封所述薄膜带的纵向边缘，而该纵向边缘在成形操作之后彼此是邻近的、一个用于薄膜管的前进驱动装置以及一个用于确定由所述密封装置传递的薄膜管的供给量的测量装置。所述测量装置包括一个第一传感器和一个第二传感器，其中，第一传感器检测由密封装置传递到薄膜管供给部的薄膜管长度，而第二传感器检测从充填排出方向上的薄膜管供给部排出的薄膜管长度。

卡封机

本发明涉及一种卡封机(100)，其具有一个闭合杠杆(118)、一个安置在该闭合杠杆(118)上且可与其一起旋转的第一封闭工具(124)和一个第二封闭工具(126、226)，其中，第一封闭工具(124)和第二封闭工具(126、226)为了封闭卡夹可在打开位置和关闭位置之间相互相对地运动，该卡封机还具有一个用于所述封闭工具的驱动控制机构以及一些调整器件，其中，所述驱动控制机构用于首先将第一封闭工具(124)运动到关闭位置，然后再将第二封闭工具(126、226)运动到关闭位置，以及所述调整器件用于调整第二封闭工具(126、226)的静止位置以及进而调整两个封闭工具尤其在关闭位置中的距离，按照本发明，第二封闭工具(126、226)设置成，沿着直线的导向器件(220)可相对于第一封闭工具(124)移动。

Clip control system