Patent ID: 11968989
Assignee: DISEñO Y CONSTRUCCION DE MAQUINARIA AUTOMATIZADA, S.L.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An automated station for salting meat pieces, characterised in that it comprises:
motorised supply means for supplying meat pieces (P) in a forward direction;
handling means for handling meat pieces in order to handle the meat piece coming from the supply means;
first salt supply means configured to inject salt in an inner area of the meat piece (P);
second salt supply means configured to provide salt on the outer surface of the meat piece which include movement means to move the meat piece (P) in a forward and/or rotating direction; and
a retrieval system for retrieving salt coming from at least the second salt supply means;
wherein the handling means comprise a gripping head (5), coupled to a robot arm (6), which can move on the three coordinate axes (X, Y, Z), and
wherein the gripping head (5) comprises a pair of clamps (50), actuated by means of a rack and pinion mechanism which acts by means of a pneumatic actuation system, each clamp (50) being associated with a corresponding rack (52) which moves along a guide (53).