Design Ideas....

[Hitch]

Looked at this briefly today....

Problem, tray sits on scales, pipe above dispenses product into tray via a manually operated flap (handle dropping down below)
When they fill the tray to the required weight, they tend to spill a lot apparently as its heaped up in the middle and falls over the sides.

They decided a huge stainless hopper around it with a round outlet and flap at the bottom would be the way to go, then the product thats fallen out of the tray can be put back into the tray every so often to save wastage.

Any ideas..... I have one solution in mind

 

[Welderpaul]

Bigger tray?

 

[Hitch]

Bigger tray?

That, is exactly what i said....turn the flap over so the handle is above, and use a higher sided tray Easy

 

[sm-]

Bigger tray?

+1 on that

 

[Epicyclic]

If the tube (?) pointing down from the large cylinder with the "Rusk.." label on is where the stuff comes from can you fit a bit of pipe (flexy, perhaps rubber) to fill it from the lower part of the tray?

 

[Drains]

Bigger tray?

Sort of a bit obvious, isn't it?

I was trying to think of reasons why the tray would be that size though - like if the stuff gets frozen in it, or the next bit of line can't take a larger tray etc.

Oh, and hello lads! All good and well?

 

[gavuk]

Apart from the obvious .....is there enough room in the tray for the weight of product if its evenly distributed? ....I agree handle needs to be worked from above and drop the feed chute down and lift as filling?....Id go pnuematics

 

[Hitch]

It gets tipped into a bigger tray straight from the scales Si

Nice neat plot by the looks of it, fields for someone with an engineers eye, straight lines, and even curves!

 

[Drains]

It gets tipped into a bigger tray straight from the scales Si

Nice neat plot by the looks of it, fields for someone with an engineers eye, straight lines, and even curves!

I think the even curve might be to do with the main road on the corner. Not a busy one though. Anyway, don't let me take you off topic...

 

[Shox Dr]

Why is it manually dispensed? Surely it would be better if it was metered. I digress.
A bigger tray would be required either way and the simplest

 

[Epicyclic]

If the tube (?) pointing down from the large cylinder with the "Rusk.." label on is where the stuff comes from can you fit a bit of pipe (flexy, perhaps rubber) to fill it from the lower part of the tray?

Looked at it again - ok on turning the handle (I thought it was where the stuff came out!). I'm assuming they don't want to change the trays as they are b. expensive. Can some sort of extension be fitted that slides down when the flap is opened to fill the tray from the bottom rather than above? That will, of course, only work if there is enough pressure/force to get the stuff to fill the tray from the bottom.

 

[Epicyclic]

Ha! I give up if they tip it into another tray!

 

[Hitch]

It also has to be very simple... think people that roll eggs in breadcrumbs all day everyday

 

[Shox Dr]

It also has to be very simple... think people that roll eggs in breadcrumbs all day everyday

Ey that's a damn important job making scotch eggs nom nom nom

 

[DrNik]

it needs a little vibrator, my partner has a few lol to make the stuff flow out into the container

 

[Shox Dr]

it needs a little vibrator, my partner has a few lol to make the stuff flow out into the container

I've heard of a few euphemisms but 'container'is a first for me

 

[DrNik]

i see what you did there, your probably right
i mean have maybe air/motor powered vibrator clipped to box to get the stuff to flow out in the container, if the frequency is high enough it shouldnt disrupt the scales