Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
  • A22C—PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
  • A22C17/00—Other devices for processing meat or bones
  • A22C17/006—Putting meat on skewers

Definitions

• the invention relates to the technical sector of machines for processing food products and more particularly to machines for the manual, semi-automatic or automatic manufacture of meat skewers and / or vegetables, or other.
• this machine includes plates having fingerprints able to receive the ingredients necessary for the development of the kebab.
• These plates can, for example, be coupled together so as to form a conveyor in the form of an endless chain or under shape of a carousel.
• the plates can be brought successively, opposite a skewering station shaped to allow the introduction of a spike in the various ingredients positioned in the footprint.
• Each imprint of generally rectangular shape, delimits a volume suitable for being filled with the various desired ingredients: pieces of meat, vegetables, fruits, etc.
• the dimensions of the imprint, and possibly its geometric shape, depend on the type of kebabs you want to get.
• spades used are usually wooden spikes of cylindrical general shape.
• the spades are no longer constituted by wooden rods of generally cylindrical shape, but by sticks of flat section.
• these rods are generally rectangular in shape with rounded ends, or flag type with a gripping portion of generally rectangular shape extended by a threadlike portion.
• These sticks or spades are most often used for making mini-skewers.
• the flat section of the spades facilitates the advertising or other marking. With this type of spades, the racking of the various ingredients that will constitute the skewer, is done entirely manually.
• the problem to be solved by the invention is to allow the automatic or semi-automatic racking of different pieces of meat, vegetables, fruits and the like, for making skewers, no longer from spades cylindrical, but from spades of flat section and more generally spades having at least two parallel faces.
• the device comprises an inlet guide having a groove for receiving a spike and cooperating with guide means adapted to refocus the spike as it moves under the effect of a pusher engaged.
• in the groove opposite and in coaxial alignment with the groove is positioned another groove that has the plate and opening into the cavity receiving the ingredients, the groove of the plate cooperating with guide means adapted to direct and maintain the spike when the racking of the ingredients resulting from the action of the pusher.
• the plate having the impression is coupled with other identical plates, so as to form a linear conveyor or in the form of barrel, said plates being brought successively not to not facing the input guide in alignment position of the grooves.
• the input guide is mounted in combination with a set store consistent to receive a plurality of spikes arranged in superposition, in correspondence with the groove of said guide.
• the store unit is constituted by columns between which are arranged, flat, the spikes, resting on the pusher, so that after withdrawal of the pusher, the spike in support falls by gravity into the groove of the entrance guide.
• the guide means are baffles for reducing, in a progressive manner, the width of the grooves according to the flat profile of the spades as and when they sink.
• one or more support elements is / are arranged (s) above the groove or grooves of the inlet guide and / or the receiving plate Ingredients.
• the thickness of the spades and the thickness of the pusher engaged in the grooves of the inlet guide and the plate are substantially the same.
• the store is fed manually or automatically.
• the technical characteristics of the invention allow the racking of the various ingredients of the skewers from flat-sectioned peaks.
• the spades can be of the type rod, generally rectangular shape with rounded ends, or flag type with a gripping portion of substantially rectangular general shape, extended by a threadlike portion.
• the spades can be made of wood, bamboo, metal, plastic, steel, ....
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the principle underlying the racking device according to the invention, the device being represented in a position of depression of the spike in the impression (the ingredients are not represented);
• - Figure 2 is a schematic plan view before skewed ingredients positioned in the cavity of a plate that is part of a conveyor;
• - Figure 3 is a view corresponding to Figure 2 showing the racking of the ingredients.
• the purpose of the invention is to allow the racking of different ingredients (I) in the form of pieces of meat, vegetables, fruits and the like, by means of spades (P) of flat section.
• These spikes (P) are well known to a person skilled in the art and are, for example, of the rod type generally rectangular rounded ends, or, as shown in the figures of the drawings, these spades (P) are of type to flag with a gripping portion (PA), of generally rectangular shape, extended by a threadlike portion (PB). More generally, the invention relates to racking by means of any type of spade having at least two planar faces. parallel.
• the spades (P) can be made of any material: wood, bamboo, metal, plastic, ...
• each imprint (la) has a generally rectangular shape, the dimensions of which correspond very substantially to the dimensions of the kebab desired.
• the cavity (1a) communicates, at each of its ends, with a groove (Ib) formed in the thickness of the plate, in alignment coaxial with the median portion of the cavity.
• the device or racking station comprises an inlet guide (2) having, substantially in its middle part, a groove (2a) for receiving a spike (P). At least one of the edges of the groove (2a) cooperates with guide means (3) adapted to refocus the spade as it moves under the effect of a pusher (4) engaged in said groove (2a).
• the pusher (4) is subject to any control means, the type jack or other.
• the grooves (Ib) and (2a) are positioned in coaxial alignment.
• the input guide (2) is mounted in combination with a magazine assembly (5) shaped to receive a plurality of pins (P) arranged in superposition, in correspondence with the groove (2a).
• the entire magazine (5) is composed of columns (5a) between which are arranged, flat, the spikes (P) and a rear stop column (5b).
• the grooves (Ib) and (2a) are, as indicated, arranged in coaxial alignment.
• the plate (1) and the input guide (2) constitute a unitary unitary unit.
• the plates (1) are shaped to be coupled to each other, so as to form a linear conveyor or in the form of barrel, being subjected to any means for successively, step by step, each of the plates next to the entrance guide
• the plate (1) also has, in particular upstream of the cavity (1a) considered in the racking direction, guiding means (6) suitable for direct and maintain spades while racking ingredients.
• guiding means (3) and (6) which are in communication with one of the sides at least of the grooves (2a) and (la) constitute baffles intended to reduce the width of the grooves (2a) and (la) , in a progressive manner, according to the flat profile of the spades (P) as and when they sink.
• the number and shape of the guide means is a function of the type of spades used.
• These guide means may be made in a material different from that constituting the inlet guide (2) and the plates (1).
• the various spikes (P) are stored flat, in superposition, between the columns (5a) of the magazine (5) (FIG. 11).
• This magazine can be powered manually or automatically.
• the lower spike In the withdrawn position of the pusher (4), the lower spike is disposed in the groove (2a) of the inlet guide (2).
• the pusher (4) When the pusher (4) is actuated, taking into account the baffles and reduction slopes of the guide means (3), the spike (P) is channeled and positioned before being inserted ( Figure T).
• the pusher (4) continues to push the spike into the groove (2a), in order to direct it into the groove (1a) of the plate (1), in order to allow the racking of the various ingredients (I) arranged in the footprint (la) ( Figure 3).
• the spike (P) in the various ingredients the latter is perfectly channeled by the guide means (6). Note that the thickness of the spades and the thickness of the pusher are substantially the same.
• one or more support elements can be arranged above the groove or grooves (2a) of the inlet guide (2) and / or (la) of the plate (1). Note that, in the context of a plurality of plates (1) successively displaced step by step opposite the plug-in guide (2), under the conditions indicated, after plugging of the ingredients, the plate can cooperate with any system allowing ejection of the kebab thus realized.

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