Method and apparatus for delivering fluid droplets onto an open and stationary tray

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering droplets of fluids onto an open tray () containing poultry. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a stationary working surface, a single arm () supporting a plurality of fluid dispensing nozzles, a drive unit for driving the translation of said arm (), said plurality of dispensing nozzles being connected to at least one fluid supply circuit comprising a fluid reservoir and a pumping unit, a control unit configured to control the drive unit of the arm and to define at least one duration T of travel of the arm () above said working surface. The travel time T includes a period of gradual acceleration of said arm () outside an area of said working surface occupied by said tray and bringing said arm to a first end of said tray () along the first direction at a travel velocity V, a period of constant velocity V when the arm () moves above said tray (), and a period of gradual deceleration of said arm () when the latter has passed a second end of the tray () along the first direction. The control unit is also configured to control each pumping unit and activate each pumping unit only when said arm is above said tray.