66results about "Poultry processing support devices" patented technology

A system and method for transferring poultry legs from a supply conveyor to a discharge conveyor. The poultry transfer unit comprises a transfer body configured for continuously moving. The poultry transfer unit comprises at least one carrier engaging to the transfer body, such that the at least one carrier in a transporting mode moves along with the transfer body and in a buffering mode moves relative to the transfer body. The at least one carrier comprises a gripper for receiving the poultry leg. The at least one carrier further comprises resistance means having a rotor and a stator, wherein the rotor is driven by a motion of the carrier relative to the transfer body, and wherein the stator is stationary with respect to the carrier.

The invention provides a system for suspending poultry through feet in a shackle of a transfer line. The system comprises a supply line having at least one first carrier for poultry, a movable takeover device for receiving legs of poultry and for transferring poultry from the at least one first carrier of the supply line to a shackle in a transfer line at a transfer position, in the transfer position, the shackle, the movable takeover device and the at least one first carrier of the supply line are aligned, where the movable takeover device is arranged to engage the leg of the poultry at the transfer position in order to move the foot above the shackle and then move downward to provide the leg into the shackle, after which the shackle is transferred to the transfer position. The movable takeover device is disengaged from the poultry legs, wherein the system comprises pushing means for pushing the poultry from the at least one first carrier of the supply line to the movable takeover device when the poultry is in the transfer position.

A system for hanging poultry by the legs and feet in a shackle of a conveyor line. A supply line with at least one first carrier for the poultry. A movable take over device can receive the legs of the poultry and transfers the poultry from the at least one first carrier to the shackle in the conveyor line at a transfer location. The shackle, the movable take over device, and the at least one first carrier can be aligned. The movable take over device can be arranged to engage the legs of the poultry at the transfer location, move the feet above the shackle, move the feet downwards into the shackle, and disengage the legs. Pushing equipment pushes the poultry from the at least one first carrier to the movable take over device when the poultry is at the transfer location.

The invention provides a poultry viscera cleaning device used in a poultry slaughtering procedure, and relates to the technical field of poultry viscera cleaning, the poultry viscera cleaning device comprises a frame, an electric control box is mounted on the inner wall of one end of the frame, a sewage frame is mounted on the inner wall of the frame, a cleaning table is mounted at the upper end of the sewage frame, and the bottom end of the inner wall of the cleaning table is fixedly communicated with the sewage frame; a water pump is arranged on the surface of the inner wall of one side of the frame, a water conveying pipe is arranged at the output end of the water pump, two water tanks are installed on the surface of one end of the frame, the surfaces of one sides of the water tanks are fixedly communicated with the water pump, and a supporting frame is arranged on the upper surface of the frame; adjusting devices are arranged at the positions, corresponding to the water conveying pipes, of the surfaces of the two sides of the frame and comprise a plurality of spraying pipes. According to the poultry viscera cleaning device, the problem that in the poultry viscera cleaning process, when poultry viscera pass through a spraying pipeline, the poultry viscera cannot be comprehensively washed, and then dead corners exist in the poultry viscera cleaning process is solved.

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).

A system for supporting a carcass part of a slaughtered duck, wherein the carcass part: is eviscerated, comprises at least a first coracoid, and a second coracoid, comprises a support opening, wherein the system comprises: a support element (1) configured to be arranged inside the carcass part via the support opening, wherein the support element (1) comprises a first coracoid positioning element (2) configured to guide and position the first coracoid while the support element (1) is moved into the carcass part, and a second coracoid positioning element (3) configured to guide and position the second coracoid while the support element (1) is moved into the carcass part.

A slicing device includes cutter device, workpiece holding part, relative movement device, and slicing position operating part. The cutter device has slicing blade that is driven in a direction along a blade surface. The workpiece holding part holds workpiece. The relative movement device moves the workpiece holding part and the cutter device relative to one another in slicing direction in which meat of a workpiece is sliced. The slicing position operating part moves the slicing blade of the cutter device toward and away with respect to the workpiece, which moves relatively in the slicing direction, from a direction intersecting the slicing direction. A blade surface portion that cuts the workpiece along a driving direction of the slicing blade and a pressing portion that presses an outer surface of the workpiece are alternately disposed at a position of the slicing blade where the slicing blade comes into contact with the workpiece.

Poultry hanging system (1) for feeding a primary line (2) in which the poultry is or will be suspended from first carriers that are movable at a first conveying speed, comprising a poultry feedline (3) for transferring non-suspended poultry to at least one secondary line (4) and wherein transfer units (5) are provided for transferring the poultry from the at least one secondary line (4) to the primary line (2), wherein the at least one secondary line (4) is equipped with second carriers for suspending the poultry, and the poultry feedline (3) 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 (4), and wherein at least in the suspension location said second carriers of the at least one secondary line (4) are movable at a second conveying speed that is lower than the first conveying speed of the primary line (2).

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.

A slicing device includes cutter device (12), workpiece holding part, relative movement device, and slicing position operating part. The cutter device (12) has slicing blade that is driven in a direction along a blade surface. The workpiece holding part holds workpiece. The relative movement device moves the workpiece holding part and the cutter device (12) relative to one another in slicing direction in which meat of a workpiece is sliced. The slicing position operating part moves the slicing blade of the cutter device (12) toward and away with respect to the workpiece, which moves relatively in the slicing direction, from a direction intersecting the slicing direction. A blade surface portion that cuts the workpiece along a driving direction of the slicing blade and a pressing portion that presses an outer surface of the workpiece are alternately disposed at a position of the slicing blade where the slicing blade comes into contact with the workpiece.

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

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 invention relates to a processing line (10), which is constructed and suitable for processing products of the food processing industry, in particular unconscious poultry (11), comprising: a transport device (12), which is constructed and suitable for the suspended transport of separated products in a transport direction T along a transport path; at least two processing stations (13, 14, 15) arranged along the transport path, wherein the at least two processing stations (13, 14, 15) are arranged one after the other in the transport direction T; the transport device (12) and each processing station (13, 14, 15) are connected to the control device (16), characterized in that at least a first processing station (13), which is arranged upstream in the transport direction T, is assigned a detection device (17), the detection device (17) being connected to the transport device (12) and the processing stations (13, 14, 15), and the control device (16) being connected to the transport device (12) and the processing stations (13, 14, 15). The machining line (10) further comprises a device (18) for identifying the product, and the control device (16) is designed and adapted to process the information obtained from the detection device (17), and wherein the detection device (17) is designed and adapted to detect the machining results from the first machining station (13) and to transmit the information to the control device (16). And marking those products defined as not satisfactorily processed by activating means (18) for identification along the transport path. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.