Patent ID: 6622458
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method for automatically packaging fish at high speed into horizontally oriented cans, comprising the steps:feeding a predetermined amount of fish into first and second forming chambers, and dividing said predetermined amount of fish into two separate quantities as said fish is fed into said first and second forming chambers, said first and second forming chambers being positioned at a first work station, compressing said fish in said first and second forming chambers, and severing said compressed fish in said chambers to produce first and second compressed fish blocks in said forming chambers, moving said first and second forming chambers with said first compressed fish block therein to a second work station, transferring said first compressed fish block out of said first forming chamber at said second work station, through a dividing knife and forming a first pair of two can-sized cakes, discharging said first pair of can-sized cakes into two, horizontally oriented cans, moving said first and second forming chambers with said second compressed fish block therein to a third work station, transferring said second compressed fish block out of said second forming chamber at said third work station, through a dividing knife and forming a second pair of two can-sized cakes, and discharging said second pair of can-sized cakes into two, horizontally oriented cans.