AUTOMATED LATERALLY OFFSET RETRACTABLE FOOD DISLODGEMENT OR GUIDING MECHANISMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS

Title:

AUTOMATED LATERALLY OFFSET RETRACTABLE FOOD DISLODGEMENT OR GUIDING MECHANISMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2003065826

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Commercial production transport systems (200), mechanisms, and guides for food processing are configured so as to automate food handling and/or transport. The systems (200) employ fingers (30a) that can be inserted to gap spaces in a carrier surface (30c) so as to dislodge, guide and/or route food (25) to travel over predetermined travel lanes. Associated methods can angularly translate food (25) being transported in an automated food processing system (200) in a longitudinally offset direction.

Inventors:

SHEFET SARID M (US)
CHANDLER LAWRENCE ALAN (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2003/002872

Publication Date:

August 19, 2004

Filing Date:

January 31, 2003

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Assignee:

GOODMARK FOODS INC (US)
SHEFET SARID M (US)
CHANDLER LAWRENCE ALAN (US)

International Classes:

A22C15/00; A23G7/00; B65G29/00; B65G47/76; (IPC1-7): A22C11/00

Foreign References:

US3808636A	1974-05-07
US4209540A	1980-06-24
US5102368A	1992-04-07
US6290591B1	2001-09-18

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