Patent ID: 11953361
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  B | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of determining in a mechanized food-process line a weight pick-up or loss value of a flowrate of food product pieces through a selected food-process line machine; said method comprising the steps of:
providing three machines in series comprising a weighing inflow transfer conveyor, the selected food-process line machine, and a weighing outflow transfer conveyor;
each transfer conveyor comprising an endless conveyor belt having an upper, food-product carrying run and a lower, return run;
conveying an inflow of food product pieces in one state of processing on the upper, food-product carrying run of the weighing inflow transfer conveyor;
inputting the inflow of food product pieces in the one state of processing into the selected food-process line machine;
performing at least one operation on the food product pieces in the selected food-process line machine so as to transform the food product pieces from the one state to a second state;
conveying an outflow of food product pieces from the selected food-process line machine on the upper, food-product carrying run of the weighing outflow transfer conveyor;
providing a monitoring machine;
the weighing inflow transfer conveyor providing the monitoring machine with a weight-flow flowrate value of the inflow of food product pieces;
the weighing outflow transfer conveyor providing the monitoring machine with a weight-flow flowrate value of the outflow of food product pieces;
the monitoring machine differencing the value provided by the weighing outflow transfer conveyor and the value provided by the weighing inflow transfer conveyor and whereby, with the value provided by the weighing inflow transfer conveyor, determining the weight pick-up or loss percent of the flowrate of food product pieces through the selected food-process line machine.