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Poultry processing hub and belt assembly

a technology of rotating hubs and belt assemblies, which is applied in the direction of gearing elements, hoisting equipments, gearing components, etc., can solve the problems of limiting the amount of maintenance and component replacement, and achieve the effect of reducing wear and breakage, and facilitating timed rotation of driven members

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-05-10
MEMCO LIMITED
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The patent describes a poultry processing machine that reduces wear and breakage commonly associated with such equipment. It includes a hub and belt assembly, which allows for timed rotation of driven members while minimizing wear and breakage. The machine has seals to prevent foreign matter from entering the workings of the hub assembly. A drive belt connects to a pulley and a drive source, and a poultry defeathering device attaches to the drive shaft. The machine also includes a heat dissipating hub housing and a timing belt to avoid entanglement of the process poultry, hangers, and the plucking heads. Overall, the machine improves efficiency and reliability in poultry processing.

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The seals, along with the configuration of pulleys and belts, may limit required maintenance and component replacement.

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[0023] The assembly described herein efficiently rotates a gang of poultry processing equipment. A preferred embodiment of a hub 101 and belt 147 assembly for rotating processing equipment is generally shown in FIG. 1.

[0024] Referring now to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, hub 101 includes a hub housing 103 having a flange portion 105, a boss portion 107 projecting laterally from one side of the flange portion 105 terminating at a pulley end 111, and a central bore 109 extending through the flange 105 and boss 107 along the general axis of the hub. The flange portion 105 may include a plurality of circumferentially oriented mounting holes 113 for attaching the hub 101 to a machine cabinet 125, for example with screws or threaded bolts 115. A separate hub plate 117 is mountable to the hub housing 103 at the flange portion 105 opposite the boss portion 107. The hub plate 117 has a shaft bore 119 aligned with the central bore 109 and is further provided with a plurality of circumferentially oriente...

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Abstract

A hub and belt assembly for driving a poultry de-feathering machine includes multiple bearing heat dissipating hub driven by a serrated timing belt. The hub assembly incorporates seals along a drive shaft to reduce wear caused by dirt. The timing belt synchronizes multiple picking hubs and reduces the friction driving required. The combination of a heat dissipating hub and the placement of seals along the drive shaft within the hub minimize maintenance and replacement.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 346,257, filed Jan. 17, 2003, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 349,526, filed Jan. 18, 2002. Both of the aforementioned applications are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to the field of poultry processing equipment, particularly rotational hub and belt assemblies for de-feathering or plucking devices. BACKGROUND [0003] Poultry processing industries commonly use automated lines to kill, eviscerate, pluck and further process birds. Rotational devices are generally employed to facilitate continuity of process and to minimize labor. One of the most common poultry processing machines is a plucker or de-featherer. For many years devices incorporating a number of pliable fingers have been utilized to beat and pull the feathers from bird carcasses. [0004] In processing facilities, multiple finger-t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F16H55/30F16H7/00A22C21/02
CPCA22C21/02F16H55/171F16H55/30F16H55/49
Inventor CLARKE, ROBERT
Owner MEMCO LIMITED
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