US 12,404,115 B2
Meat processing apparatus
Tatsuya Umino, Tokyo (JP); and Toshihide Takahashi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/548,695
Filed by MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Mar. 31, 2022, PCT No. PCT/JP2022/016678
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 1, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/230608, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-077176 (JP), filed on Apr. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067458 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 43/08 (2006.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 47/64 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 43/08 (2013.01) [A22C 17/0093 (2013.01); B65G 47/46 (2013.01); B65G 47/647 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A meat processing apparatus, comprising:
a conveying line including a plurality of conveying units arranged in series;
at least one processing station for processing meat conveyed by the conveying line; and
a controller for controlling the plurality of conveying units,
wherein the plurality of conveying units include:
a first conveying unit having a first conveyor and a first sensor for detecting a first meat placed on the first conveyor; and
a second conveying unit located downstream of the first conveying unit, the second conveying unit having a second conveyor and a second sensor for detecting a second meat placed on the second conveyor, and
wherein the controller is configured to drive and control the first conveyor and the second conveyor based on a detection result of the second sensor.