Patent ID: 7722447
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A22C,B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for loading sausages, comprising: a stuffer/clipper for making sausages; a belt conveyor for receiving a sausage from said stuffer/clipper and conveying the sausage to a rotary conveyor, said rotary conveyor comprising a plurality of stages and having a loading side for receiving a sausage and an unloading side for discharging a sausage; a rack comprising a frame supporting a plurality of trays; a positioner to align said rack with said unloading side; a controller to cause said rotary conveyor to align a one of said plurality of stages on said loading side with said belt conveyor to receive a sausage from said stuffer/clipper and to rotate said rotary conveyor to align said one of said plurality of stages on said unloading side with a one of said plurality of trays; and a load pusher to discharge the sausage off said one of said plurality of stages and onto said one of said plurality of trays, said pusher comprising a plurality of tabs extending on a rotatable arm.