Method and device for packaging fresh products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12116153-B2
Application number	US-202117326220-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2021
Priority date	May 25, 2020
Publication date	Oct 15, 2024
Grant date	Oct 15, 2024

Abstract

A method and a device for packaging fresh products, in particular meat and sausage products, where the fresh product is introduced into a container simultaneously with an absorbent base.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for packaging fresh product, wherein said fresh product is introduced into a container simultaneously with an absorbent base,
wherein an intermediate layer is arranged between said absorbent base and said fresh product prior to the introduction,
wherein said absorbent base and said intermediate layer are each drawn off from a respective separate first roll and second roll and conveyed in a direction of transport and said fresh product is transported in said direction of transport, and
when said fresh product is applied onto said intermediate layer,
said absorbent base and said intermediate layer are separate layers, wherein the fresh product is introduced onto said intermediate layer drawn from the first roll and the absorbent base drawn from the second roll, wherein the absorbent base is added underneath both said fresh product and said intermediate layer,

wherein a feed device for said absorbent base and a feed device for said intermediate layer comprise a guide, which is configured such that said absorbent base and said intermediate layer are drawn in between said product and the transport device from the respective separate first roll and second roll and transported along, and
wherein said fresh product is introduced onto said intermediate layer drawn from the first roll, and wherein said absorbent base from the second roll is then added underneath both said fresh product and said intermediate layer.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said fresh product includes meat and sausage products.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent base is cut and then has a smaller area than the intermediate layer after it is cut, and the width and/or length of said cut absorbent base is shorter than the width and/or length of said cut intermediate layer.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent base comprises an absorbent body.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent base comprises nonwoven material.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent base is drawn off from said respective separate roll of said feed device for said absorbent base and is conveyed in said direction of transport, and said fresh product is applied with a further feed device onto said absorbent base and conveyed together with said absorbent base in said direction of transport.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent base and/or said intermediate layer are cut from respective web cuttings into individual cuttings before said fresh product and said absorbent base or said fresh product with said absorbent base and said intermediate layer are introduced into said container.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent base and/or said intermediate layer are fed at the beginning of a transport device, and conveyed along by said transport device in said direction of transport.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said intermediate layer is drawn from the first roll, wherein said absorbent base is drawn from the second roll, and wherein said first roll is upstream of said second roll in said direction of transport.

10. A method for packaging fresh product, wherein said fresh product is introduced into a container simultaneously with an absorbent base,
wherein an intermediate layer is arranged between said absorbent base and said fresh product prior to the introduction,
wherein said absorbent base and said intermediate layer are each drawn off from a respective separate first roll and second roll and conveyed in a direction of transport and said fresh product is transported in said direction of transport, and
when said fresh product is applied onto said intermediate layer,
said absorbent base and said intermediate layer are separate layers wherein the fresh product is introduced onto said intermediate layer drawn from the first roll and the absorbent base drawn from the second roll, wherein the absorbent base is added underneath both said fresh product and said intermediate layer,

wherein a feed device for said absorbent base and a feed device for said intermediate layer comprise a guide, which is configured such that said absorbent base and said intermediate layer are drawn in between said product and the transport device from the respective separate first roll and second roll and transported along, wherein said intermediate layer is drawn from the first roll, wherein said absorbent base is drawn from the second roll, and
wherein said first roll is upstream of said second roll in said direction of transport.

Assignees

• Handtmann Albert Maschf

Inventors

• Fuergut Michael
• Willburger Peter
• Staudenrausch Martin
• Wenk Thomas

Classifications

• B65D81/267

  the absorber being in sheet form · CPC title

• B65B35/243

  using cooperating conveyors engaging the articles simultaneously · CPC title

• B65B35/22

  by roller-ways · CPC title

• B65B59/00

  Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages {, to handle different types of packaging material,} or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes · CPC title

• B65B61/06

  by cutting · CPC title