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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Svend Bækhøj Jensen, Egå, DK;
Scanvaegt International A/S, Arhus N, DK;
Abstract
A batcher apparatus having a weighing station ( ) for arriving items and a sorting-out station ( ) with transfer mechanism for selectively transferring the weighed items to a plurality of receiver stations ( ). According to the invention two or more receiver stations may be used as substations ( ) being allocated items weightwise belonging to the same batch ( ), whereby it is possible to allocate to each batch item, which are selected not only based on their weight, but additionally based on other criteria such as type of item in connection with co-batching of different types of poultry parts to be batched separately in subbatches which are then merged into the full batch. Also, items may be allocated to one substation or another in order to thereafter be acted upon in a specific manner, e.g. for some items to be turned or marked.