Patent ID: 7240465
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: B25J,B65B,G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A transfer system for food products (P) comprising: a product conveyor ( a first support conveyor ( a plurality of pickers (R presence and position surveying means (C an electronic image identification and data processing system ( 34 ), in addition to calculation of potentiality, flow rate and distribution of the charge between the pickers (R 1 , R 2 , R 3 ), as well as the control of the speed of the conveyors, to transfer data and instructions to the pickers, characterized in that said transfer system also comprises a second parallel support conveyor ( 14 ), transferring the supports ( 12 ) in equicurrent with respect to the food products (P), assisted by a specific finishing picker (R 4 ), situated downstream of said plurality of pickers (R 1 , R 2 , R 3 ), in turn equipped with presence and position surveying means (C 3 ), also connected to said electronic image identification and data processing system ( 34 ), wherein said pickers (R 1 –R 4 ) are of the 4-axis type, and are equipped with rotatable handlers ( 22 ), with an individual grip of the sucker type, with an anti-crash system and with a suction circuit supported by a supplementary sleeve filter for air purification, comprising a suction group for each handler ( 22 ), equipped with a pump, special Vortex type inversion valves, and sucker type water washing tubes having water flowing counter-currently with respect to the suction direction.