Patent ID: 9382025
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B65B,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A system for transporting food product for packaging, comprising: a transport conveyor operatively mounted to a frame and having an input conveying belt with a first drive and an output conveying belt with a second drive; a plurality of displacement members secured to the frame and positioned adjacent the input conveyor belt, wherein the displacement members are nozzles that utilize fluid to transfer the food products from the input conveying belt to the output conveying belt; a sensor located adjacent a first end of the frame and the input conveyor; a controller connected to the first and second drives, the displacement members, and the sensor wherein the controller activates a selected displacement member based upon a sensed position of the food product as compared to a determined theoretical position of the food product to transfer the food product from the input conveying belt to the output conveying belt; and a transfer device positioned adjacent the output conveying belt for transferring food product from the output conveying belt to a discharge conveyor so that the food product is arranged in side-by-side alignment.