Patent ID: 9027731
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A22C,B65G

Abstract:
1. A meat-processing system, comprising: a production station configured for substantially simultaneously producing a first stream of meat products and a second stream of meat products; a processing station configured for processing a single stream of meat products; and a conveying system configured for conveying the meat products in a conveying direction along a conveying path from the production station to the processing station, said conveying system comprising: wherein the transport surfaces of the first and second supply conveyors in the downstream direction gradually tilt transversely to the conveying direction, from a substantially horizontal position for supporting a meat product, to a tilted position for, at a transfer location, transferring the meat products in a direction substantially transverse to the conveying direction onto the substantially horizontal transport surface of the common discharge conveyor, which, at the respective transfer locations, extends along the first supply conveyor and second supply conveyor respectively, in such a manner that during transfer from the first and second supply conveyors to the common discharge conveyor, the meat products tilt about an axis which substantially extends in the conveying direction, and the side of each of the meat products which is turned downwards on the first and second supply conveyors is turned upwards on the common discharge conveyor, and wherein the first and second supply conveyors are thus configured for, at a first and a second transfer locations, respectively, transferring the meat products to the common discharge conveyor and simultaneously turning them over, in which case the second transfer location is located downstream of the first transfer location or vice versa, and wherein the conveying system is thus configured such that the orientation of the meat products on the at least one discharge conveyor differs from the orientation of the meat products on the at least one supply conveyor.