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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
David W. Alexander, Boone, IA (US);
Kevin J. Hansen, Des Moines, IA (US);
Colin R. Hart, Ankeny, IA (US);
Joshua W. Higgins, Pleasant Hill, IA (US);
David W. Alexander, Boone, IA (US);
Kevin J. Hansen, Des Moines, IA (US);
Colin R. Hart, Ankeny, IA (US);
Joshua W. Higgins, Pleasant Hill, IA (US);
Marel Meat Processing Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of transporting food products () to a loading station (12) having a cooling conveyor () that selectively drops food product into a distributor (). The distributor (34) separates product into at least two lanes () and drops product onto a conveyor. A balancing and diverting conveyor () monitors and counts product in each lane () and diverts product selectively based upon the sensed product. An orienter () transfers product from a loading conveyor () to a buffer conveyor (). The buffer conveyor () transfers product to a main conveyor () which transfers product to a loading head ().