36results about "Poultry processing support devices" patented technology

The invention relates to a processing line (10) which is designed and set up for processing products from the food processing industry, in particular stunned poultry (11), comprising: a transport device (12) which is designed and set up for the suspended transport of individual products along a transport path in the transport direction T; at least two processing stations (13, 14, 15) which are arranged along the transport path, the at least two processing stations (13, 14, 15) being arranged one behind the other in the transport direction T; and a control device (16) for automatically controlling the processing line (10), the transport device (12) and each processing station (13, 14, 15) being connected to the control device (16), which is characterised in that at least the first processing station (13), which is upstream in the transport direction T, is assigned a detection means (17) which is designed and set up for detecting the processing result of the first processing station (13) and forwarding the information to the control device (16), the processing line (10) additionally comprising means (18) for marking products, and the control device (16) being designed and set up for processing the information received from the detection means (17) and indicating the products which are defined as insufficiently processed by actuating the means (18) for marking along the transport path. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.

The poultry conveying line includes an endless path (7) having at least one curved section (7') and at least one straight section (7''), a plurality of carriers (8) for suspending poultry, and a drive system for driving the carriers (8) along the endless path, wherein during operation, a first distance between adjacent carriers (8) moving within the at least one curved section (7') is different from a second distance between two adjacent carriers moving within the at least one straight section (7'').

Equipment and a method for positioning fowl that are intended to collect the processed and slaughtered animal from a horizontal conveyor belt previously aligned along the longitudinal axis, and to position the bird vertically for subsequent processing.

A poultry stun detection system is designed for using with a poultry slaughter platform, wherein the poultry stunning detection system includes at least: a first camera device, a second camera device, a network transmission device, and a computer processing device. The poultry stun detection system utilizes visual devices to immediately determine whether the stunned poultry still has perception in real time, and employs the YOLOv4 deep learning model to enhance the recognition accuracy of whether the poultry has lost its consciousness after stunning.

A holding element positions back parts or parts thereof of poultry carcasses having a neck side, a hip side, a body exterior side, and a body interior side, wherein the back part has a spinal column or parts thereof and a rib structure having at least vertebral rib pairs or parts thereof. The back part has a region, on the exterior side of the body relative to the rib structure, that has back-flesh. The holding element includes a holding device with at least one controllable clamping element. The at least one clamping element is configured and adapted to releasably fix the back part at least in some regions on the holding device by non-positive and / or positive locking engagement with the body interior side.

To provide a method or a device for detaching from a femur, a patella to which at least a part of knuckle of the patella is adhered.SOLUTION: A front end 2 of a chisel 1 is engaged to a femur 3. Then, the front end 2 of the chisel 1 moves between the femur 3 and a patella 4 which are clamped at a prescribed position, for peeling at least a part of a connection part which exists naturally between the femur 3 and the patella 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The invention relates to a holding device (10), designed and configured for holding eviscerated poultry carcasses or parts thereof during processing in a device for processing eviscerated poultry carcasses or parts thereof, comprising a support body (11), designed and configured for supporting the poultry carcass or parts thereof, a fastening body (12), designed and configured for holding the support body (11) on the one hand and for attaching the holding device (10) to a circulating transport unit (13) of the device for processing eviscerated poultry carcasses or parts thereof on the other hand, and a clamping device (14) for fixing the poultry carcass or parts thereof on the support body (11) during processing, characterized in that the support body (11) is detachably connected to the fastening body (12) by means of a fastening means (15).wherein the fastening means (15) is designed and configured such that, in the mounted state of the holding device (10) on the transport unit (13), it is accessible from the outside for releasing the support body (11) from the fastening body (12). The invention also relates to a transport device (24) with such a holding device (10), as well as to a device for processing disemboweled poultry or parts thereof with such a transport device (24), and to a method for maintaining such a holding device (10).

The invention relates to a device for processing pieces of meat, in particular pieces of poultry, comprising at least one conveyor comprising at least one meat carrier for transporting at least one piece of meat along a transport path, wherein at least one meat carrier comprises at least one carrying surface for carrying at least one piece of meat; at least one initial cutting module arranged along the transport path of the at least one conveyor, at least one primary cutting module arranged along the transport path of the at least one conveyor, at least one secondary cutting module arranged along the transport path of the at least one conveyor, and at least one orientation adjusting structure which is configured to displace at least part of at least one meat carrier such that the orientation of at least part of the at least one meat carrier is altered with respect to the at least one conveyor.

The invention relates to a transport device (10) designed and configured to transport eviscerated poultry carcasses or parts thereof, in particular front halves of poultry carcasses, in the transport direction T along a transport path, said transport device comprising: a frame (11); a transport unit (12) which is mounted on the frame (11) and has a transport means (13) driven in a circulating manner; and at least one holding device (14) which is fastened to the transport means (13) and which is designed and configured to attach and hold the poultry carcass or the part thereof during transport and during processing in a device (15) for processing poultry carcasses or parts thereof, the holding device (14) comprising a clamping unit (16) which, in order to secure the poultry carcass or the part thereof, has a clamping hook (17) which is designed so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation DK from a waiting position into a clamping position and back by means of an actuating mechanism (18), the actuating mechanism (18) comprising an adjusting lever (19) which is designed so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation DS and can be brought into operative connection with an actuating element (20), which is located on the frame (11) along the transport path, in order to pivot the adjusting lever (19) and thus to pivot the clamping hook (17). The transport device is characterised in that: the holding device (14) is designed and configured so as to be rotatable relative to the transport means (13) about an axis AH, which runs perpendicularly to the transport direction T, at least for the purpose of completely attaching the poultry carcass or part thereof, and, to this end, can be brought into operative connection with an actuating lever (23) which is located on the frame (11) along the transport path; and the axis of rotation DS of the adjusting lever (19) is oriented perpendicularly to the axis of rotation DK of the clamping hook (17), wherein the actuating lever (24) for rotating the holding device (14) is arranged upstream of the actuating element (20) for actuating the adjusting lever (19) in the transport direction T. The invention also relates to a processing device and to a method for attaching and processing a poultry carcass or a part thereof.

The slicing apparatus of the present invention includes a cutting tool assembly (12), a workpiece holding part, a relative moving part, and a slicing position operating part. The cutting tool assembly (12) has a cutting blade that is driven in a direction along the cutting edge. The workpiece holding part holds the workpiece. The relative moving part moves the workpiece holding part and the cutting tool assembly (12) relative to each other in a slicing direction that slices the flesh of the workpiece. The slicing position operating part moves the cutting blade of the cutting tool assembly (12) closer to or further away from the workpiece that is moving relative to it in the slicing direction from a direction intersecting the slicing direction. At the position where the cutting blade abuts against the workpiece, a cutting edge that cuts the workpiece along the driving direction of the cutting blade and a pressing part that presses the outer surface of the workpiece are alternately arranged.

To perform poultry hanging operation more stably and reliably with simpler means.SOLUTION: A poultry hanging system 1 for feeding a primary line 2 in which poultry is or will be suspended from first carriers that are movable at a first conveying speed comprises a poultry feedline 3 for transferring non-suspended poultry to at least one secondary line 4, where transfer units 5 may be provided for transferring the poultry from the at least one secondary line 4 to the primary line. The at least one secondary line can be equipped with second carriers for suspending the poultry. The poultry feedline transfers the non-suspended poultry to a suspension location where the poultry is suspended in the second carriers of the at least one secondary line. At least in the suspension location, the second carriers of the at least one secondary line are movable at a second conveying speed lower than the first conveying speed of the primary line.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide a system for hanging poultry with legs with improved system operation reliability.SOLUTION: A system 1 is for hanging poultry 2 in a shackle 4 of a conveyor line 5 with leg parts 3 and feet 3'. The system 1 includes: a supply line 6 including at least one first carrier 7 for the poultry 2; and a movable delivery device 8 that receives the leg parts 3 of the poultry 2. The movable delivery device transfers the poultry 2 from the first carrier 7 to the shackle 4 at a transfer position in which the shackle 4, the movable delivery device 8, and the first carrier 7 are aligned in one line. The movable delivery device 8 engages the leg parts 3 of the poultry 2 at the transfer position, moves the feet 3' to a part above the shackle 4, then moves the feet 3' downward and puts the legs 3 inside the shackle 4, and then, is arranged so as to release the engagement with the leg parts 3 of the poultry. An extruder 9 is provided and extrudes the poultry 2 from the first carrier 7 to the movable delivery device 8 when the poultry 2 is at the transfer position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A dual waterfall cabinet includes a hollow basin having front and rear openings to allow workpieces to move therethrough. The cabinet also includes waterfall assemblies on either side of the hollow basin that form waterfalls of solution to be applied to the workpieces. To provide thorough interior and exterior coverage, the distance between the waterfalls can vary along a length of the cabinet.

A method of loading a poultry carcass (2) having at least a back, a breast and legs into an automatic processing system (1), comprising: receiving the poultry carcass (2) suspended by the legs from a first conveyor (3); while suspended by the legs, receiving the breast of the carcass (2) by a second conveyor (5), the second conveyor (5) being synchronized to the first conveyor (3); while suspended by the legs from the first conveyor (3) and engaged by the second conveyor (5), separating, by the automatic processing system (1), the received poultry carcass (2) into a carcass front half (2B) comprising the breast and a carcass back half (2A) comprising the legs; further conveying the carcass back half (2A) while suspended by the legs from the first conveyor (3); and inserting, by the automatic processing system (1), a mandrel (11) into the carcass front half (2B) engaged by the second conveyor (5), and further conveying the carcass front half (2B) on the inserted mandrel (11).

The invention relates to a device (10) which is configured and adapted to separate a fillet (13) located on a keel ridge (11) of a poultry carcass (12) from the poultry carcass (12) which has been deprived of the breast fillet, comprising a circulating conveyor (14) and at least one treatment station (17) along a conveying path of the conveyor (14), the conveyor having at least one holding device (15) with a support body (16) for receiving and holding the poultry carcass or part thereof during conveying in a conveying direction T by the device (10), wherein one of the treatment stations (17) is configured as a separating unit (18) for separating the fillet (13) from the keel ridge (11), characterized in that the separating unit (18) comprises a pre-separating element (19) and a separating element (20), wherein the pre-separating element (19) is configured and adapted to cut into the fillet (13) in the region of a keel angle (21) of the keel ridge (11) which leads in the conveying direction T, and the separating element (20) is configured and adapted to grip the fillet (13) and to peel it off the keel ridge (11). The invention also relates to a corresponding method.

The disclosure relates to a system and method for processing a poultry part having at least a breast portion. A contour measurement device (100) measures a breast contour of the breast portion in a plane parallel to a sagittal plane of the poultry part (10) while a conveyor (60) conveys a mandrel (50), and the poultry part (10) supported thereby, in a conveyance direction along the contour measurement device (100). Based on the measured breast contour, a setting of a downstream processing device is adjusted.

A skinning device for removing skin from poultry leg products comprising a first leg end including at least a portion of the ankle and a second leg end opposite the first leg end, the first leg end being positioned at a higher level than the second leg end, the device comprising: a first skinning roller rotatable about a rotation axis, the first roller end being positioned at a higher level than the second roller end; a counter-skinning member positioned adjacent to the first skinning roller; and a gap between the first skinning roller and the counter-skinning member, and comprising at least one skin removal assembly adapted to perform the skinning process, the skin removal assembly being adapted to draw the skin of the poultry leg product into the gap and towards the first roller end.

The invention belongs to the technical field of chicken foot processing equipment, and particularly relates to a chicken foot clamp which comprises a lower die and two fixing arms, a groove used for containing chicken feet is formed in the upper end of the lower die and comprises a containing groove corresponding to the shanks of the chicken feet, and the two fixing arms are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the containing groove and rotationally connected with the lower die; claw parts extending inwards are arranged at the upper ends of the fixing arms, and the two fixing arms can swing inwards so that the claw parts can puncture and fix the skin and flesh below the large bones of the shanks. The lower die is provided with the containing groove matched with the shank of the chicken foot, and accurate positioning and stable supporting of the shank are achieved. Meanwhile, the claw parts at the upper ends of the fixing arms are used for puncturing from the two sides of the shank and locking the skin and flesh below the shank thigh. The problem that skin and meat are pulled and stripped along with the big bones in the subsequent big bone removing procedure is effectively avoided, the skin and meat loss rate is greatly reduced, and then the overall efficiency of chicken claw bone removing processing and the finished product quality are improved.

An apparatus and method for poultry deboning. The poultry deboning apparatus may include a holder device including a holder chuck configured to hold a poultry product. The holder chuck may include an opening configured to receive a first portion of the poultry product and one or more blades configured to engage the first portion of the poultry product. The poultry deboning apparatus may include a grabber device including a grabber chuck configured to grab a second portion of the poultry product. The grabber chuck may include an opening configured to receive the second portion of the poultry product and one or more blades configured to extend into the opening and engage the second portion of the poultry product. The grabber device may be configured to move away from the holder chuck to remove a bone in the second portion of the poultry product.

A dismountable poultry processing knife and mounting frame. The mounting frame provided with a quick release mechanism for quickly mounting or dismounting of a poultry processing knife while avoiding screw connections. The poultry processing knife provided with quick release features which are arranged to cooperate with the quick release mechanism of the mounting frame.

A poultry processing system for inline processing a poultry carcass front half. The system comprises a mandrel having a plane of symmetry in a vertical orientation for supporting a carcass front half having a neck end and a tail end with its skeletal structure including a keel bone on top of the mandrel with the keel bone aligned with the plane of symmetry of the mandrel. The system comprises a conveyor for conveying the mandrel in a horizontal conveyance direction. The mandrel is coupled to the conveyor in a fixed orientation relative to the conveyance direction in which the plane of symmetry aligns with the conveyance direction. The system comprises a poultry processing station in a conveyance path of the conveyor. The poultry processing station comprises a processing member for engaging the carcass front half as the carcass front half is conveyed on the mandrel in the fixed orientation along the poultry processing station. The processing member is movable relative to the conveyor along a trajectory within a vertical plane parallel to the plane of symmetry between a first position for allowing the carcass front half to pass the processing member, and a second position for engaging the carcass front half.

A system for processing carcass parts of slaughtered poultry including at least a back portion and a leg portion connected thereto comprises a conveyor for suspending and moving the carcass in a conveying direction, and a groin skin cutting device for cutting the groin skin as the carcass parts pass the groin skin cutting device, the cutter having an elongated base with a cutting edge, a piercing tip at an upstream end of the cutter, the cutter being positioned and configured such that as the carcass parts move in the conveying direction, the piercing tip pierces the groin skin to form a piercing hole and the cutter advances under the groin skin, and continued movement of the carcass parts in the conveying direction results in the groin skin being cut by the cutting edge starting from the piercing hole and forming a cut in the groin skin.

A method of loading a poultry carcass (2) having at least a back, a chest and legs to an automated processing system (1), comprising: receiving the poultry carcass (2) suspended in the legs from a first conveyor (3); receiving the chest of the carcass (2) by a second conveyor (5) while being suspended with the legs, the second conveyor (5) remaining synchronized with the first conveyor (3); separating, by the automated processing system (1), the received poultry carcass (2) into a carcass front half (2B) comprising the chest and a carcass rear half (2A) comprising the legs while suspended with the legs from the first conveyor (3) and fixedly gripped by the second conveyor (5); the rear half part (2A) of the carcass continues to be conveyed from the first conveyor (3) when suspended with the legs; and inserting, by means of the automated handling system (1), a mandrel (11) into the carcass front half (2B) held by the second conveyor (5) and further conveying the carcass front half (2B) on the inserted mandrel (11).

A system for inspecting poultry slaughter products, includes a supply transport line, having successive first product carriers; a discharge transport line, including successive second product carriers; at least two inspection lines, each comprising successive inspection product carriers; each of the first, second and inspection product carriers being configured to carry and transport a respective one of the products. The system has an inspection station along each of the inspection lines, with each inspection station being arranged for inspecting products passing the inspection station while being transported by the associated inspection line during use; and, a first product transfer system for successively transferring products from first product carriers to respective inspection product carriers while distributing the products over all of the at least two inspection lines; a second product transfer system for successively transferring products from inspection product carriers to respective second product carriers of the discharge transport line.

The invention relates to a handling device (1) for poultry, in particular for supporting the manual handling of poultry, a method (1000) for handling poultry, in particular manually, and the use of a handling device. The handling device (1) comprises a guide rail (100) extending between a first end (101) and a second end (102) with two guide arms (110), and a poultry support (200) for placing the breast area of ​​a poultry on it.

An apparatus for cutting open a slaughtered poultry body suspended by the legs and already cut free in the region of the cloaca to form a vent opening includes a supporting apparatus for holding / positioning the poultry body during cutting, a tensioning device with a tensioning means for tensioning abdominal skin of the poultry body, and a separating device having at least one separating knife for making a longitudinal cut in the tensioned abdominal skin between the vent opening the sternum tip. The tensioning means is in the form of a knife carrier, with the separating knife pivotably mounted on the carrier to form a unit. The knife is movable relative to the carrier from a standby position, with the knife completely covered inside the carrier, into a cutting position, with the knife protruding from the carrier, and back. A corresponding method is disclosed.

The invention relates to a device (10) configured and adapted to incise a slaughtered poultry body (14) suspended through a plurality of legs (11) and which has already been incised in the region of the cloaca (12) to form an anal opening (13), the device comprising a support device (15) for holding and positioning the poultry body (14) during the incision, a tensioning device (16) having a tensioning mechanism (17) for tensioning the abdominal skin (18) of the poultry body (14), and a separating device (19) having at least one separating knife (20) configured and adapted to make a longitudinal cut (L S , G S ) in the tensioned abdominal skin (18) of the poultry body (14) between the anal opening (13) and the tip (21) of the breastbone (22) of the poultry body (14), said device being distinguished in that the tensioning device (17) is in the form of a knife holder (23) on which the separating knife (20) is pivotably mounted to form a unit (24) with the knife holder (23), wherein the separating knife (20) is configured and adapted to be movable relative to the knife holder (23) from a rest position in which the separating knife (23) is arranged within the knife holder (23) in a completely covered manner to a cutting position in which the separating knife (20) at least partially protrudes from the knife holder (23). The invention also relates to a corresponding method.