Body adjustment device and adjustment method

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of poultry restraint, and relates to a body adjustment device and adjustment method. The body adjustment device includes a support mechanism, an ankle restraint mechanism, a lifting mechanism and / or an ankle stretching mechanism. The support mechanism is used to restrain the chest and abdomen of the poultry; the ankle restraint mechanism is arranged on the side of the support mechanism, and is used to restrain the ankles of the poultry. Thus, the chest and abdomen of the poultry are restrained by the support mechanism, and the ankles of the poultry are restrained in cooperation with the ankle restraint mechanism, so that the position of the poultry body is effectively restrained. The lifting mechanism and / or the ankle stretching mechanism can effectively adjust the relative position of the ankle and the body, and can effectively restrain and adjust the posture of the poultry body, so as to avoid the problem of body position deviation caused by the struggle of the poultry legs, thereby facilitating the smooth progress of subsequent processing operations.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of poultry restraint equipment, and more particularly to a body adjustment device and adjustment method. Background Art

[0002] In the livestock and poultry industry, when selecting, matching and breeding poultry, it is necessary to carry out processing operations such as vaccination, sex identification, disease diagnosis and treatment, so the poultry needs to be restrained. The restraint and handling of poultry are usually done manually, which is inefficient and labor-intensive, and thus has high labor costs. In some technologies, the poultry is carried by a jig, and the limbs and / or head are restrained by a fixing device to achieve partial fixation of the poultry, thereby improving the processing efficiency. However, there is still the problem of the poultry struggling and affecting the fixation, thereby affecting the operating efficiency and accuracy, and it is difficult to meet some constraint requirements that require precise operation. For example, some processing operations require the instrument to be inserted into the cloaca of the poultry. If there is a deviation in the posture of the body or the position of the body is offset, it will cause the position of the poultry cloaca to shift, which will affect the insertion of the instrument and easily cause the poultry to be injured. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present application aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present application proposes a body adjustment device that can restrain poultry and adjust the posture of the poultry, thereby facilitating the smooth progress of subsequent processing operations.

[0004] The embodiment of the present application also provides a body adjustment method based on the above-mentioned body adjustment device.

[0005] According to the first aspect of the present application, the body adjustment device includes a support mechanism, an ankle restraint mechanism, a lifting mechanism and / or an ankle stretching mechanism; wherein the support mechanism is used to restrain the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry; the ankle restraint mechanism is adjacent to the support mechanism and is used to restrain the ankle of the poultry; the lifting mechanism is connected to the support mechanism and is used to lift the support mechanism at least along a third direction; the ankle stretching mechanism is connected to the ankle restraint mechanism and is used to drive the ankle restraint mechanism to move to stretch the ankle of the poultry in a direction away from the poultry's body.

[0006] The body adjustment device of the first aspect embodiment of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: the position of the poultry's chest and / or abdomen is constrained by the support mechanism, thereby achieving effective constraint on the position of the poultry's body, and at the same time cooperating with the ankle restraint mechanism to constrain the poultry's ankles. The lifting mechanism and / or ankle stretching mechanism can effectively adjust the relative position of the ankle and body, thereby stretching the poultry's legs, and can effectively constrain and adjust the poultry's body posture, thereby facilitating the smooth progress of subsequent processing operations.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present application, the lifting mechanism also includes a constant force component, which is used to drive the supporting mechanism to move at least along the third direction. The constant force component is connected to the supporting mechanism, and the constant force component provides a force to drive the supporting mechanism to maintain lifting along the third direction.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present application, the lifting mechanism also includes a lifting guide member extending along the third direction, the supporting mechanism is slidably connected to the lifting guide member, and the lifting guide member is used to limit the movement of the supporting mechanism along the third direction.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present application, the support mechanism includes a chest support mechanism for supporting the chest of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism is connected to the chest support mechanism, and is used to lift the chest support mechanism at least along the third direction to adjust the position of the chest support mechanism relative to the ankle restraint mechanism; and / or, the support mechanism includes an abdominal support mechanism for supporting the abdomen of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism is connected to the abdominal support mechanism, and is used to lift the abdominal support mechanism at least along the third direction to adjust the position of the abdominal support mechanism relative to the ankle restraint mechanism.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present application, the support mechanism includes a breast support mechanism for supporting a poultry breast, the breast support mechanism includes a support member, the support member is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove can at least receive a portion of the poultry breast.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, the ankle restraint mechanism includes a fixing frame and a locking assembly, wherein the locking assembly is disposed on the fixing frame, and the locking assembly is used to lock the ankle of the poultry.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present application, the fixing frame is provided with two slots for accommodating the ankles of the poultry, the slots having openings for the ankles to enter, and the locking assembly is used to close the openings to constrain the ankles in the slots.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present application, the locking assembly includes a locking drive and two locking members, the locking member includes a locking part and a driving part, the driving part is connected to the locking drive, the locking part is correspondingly located on one side of the opening, and the locking drive is used to drive the locking part to move relative to the fixed frame to open or close the opening.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present application, the two locking members are slidably connected to the fixing frame, a locking elastic member is connected between the locking members, the locking elastic member provides an elastic force to make the locking members move toward each other to close the opening, and the locking driving member is used to drive the locking part to move relative to the fixing frame to open the opening.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present application, the body adjustment device also includes a femoral restraint mechanism, the femoral restraint mechanism includes a first restraint member, the first restraint member is provided with a pair of first abutment portions, the interval between the first abutment portions can accommodate the body of the poultry, and the first abutment portions can abut against the side of the femur of the poultry facing the head.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present application, the femoral restraint mechanism also includes a driving mechanism, the first restraint member includes two clips, the first supporting portion is provided on the side of the clips facing each other, the driving mechanism drives the clips to move to change the distance between the two first supporting portions, the first supporting portions can respectively support the sides of the poultry, and can support the femur on the side of the femur facing the head.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present application, the femoral restraint mechanism also includes a linkage mechanism and two mounting seats, the clips are respectively connected to one of the mounting seats, the two mounting seats are respectively connected to the linkage mechanism, and the linkage mechanism can enable the two clips to move toward or away from each other synchronously.

[0018] According to some embodiments of the present application, a head restraint mechanism is further included, wherein the head restraint mechanism is arranged on a side of the support mechanism away from the ankle restraint mechanism, and is used to restrain the head of the poultry.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present application, a stretching device is further included, wherein the stretching device is connected to the femoral restraint mechanism and / or the head restraint mechanism, and the stretching device is configured to drive the femoral restraint mechanism and the head restraint mechanism to move away from or toward each other.

[0020] The body adjustment method according to the second aspect of the present application includes:

[0021] Applied to a torso adjustment device, the method comprises:

[0022] The body adjustment device is placed on a bird;

[0023] The body adjustment device constrains the breast and / or abdomen of the bird in at least a third direction;

[0024] The body adjustment device restrains the bird's ankles;

[0025] The body adjustment device adjusts the relative position of the ankles and the chest and / or abdomen of the bird at least in the third direction to stretch the legs of the bird.

[0026] The body adjustment method of the second aspect of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: restraining the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry and restraining the ankles of the poultry can achieve effective restraint of the poultry's body, and adjusting the relative position of the ankles and the chest and / or abdomen in at least the third direction can achieve leg stretching and adjust the posture of the poultry's body at the same time, which helps to smoothly carry out subsequent processing.

[0027] According to some embodiments of the present application, the body adjustment device adjusts the relative position of the ankle and the chest and / or abdomen of the bird at least in the third direction to stretch the legs of the bird, including:

[0028] The body adjustment device lifts the abdomen and / or chest of the bird at least in the third direction so that the abdomen and / or chest of the bird moves away from the ankles at least in the third direction;

[0029] Alternatively, the body adjustment device stretches the ankle of the bird at least in the third direction so that the ankle of the bird moves away from the abdomen and / or chest of the bird at least in the third direction;

[0030] Alternatively, the body adjustment device lifts the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry at least in the third direction, and the body adjustment device stretches the ankles of the poultry at least in the third direction so that the ankles of the poultry are moved away from the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry at least in the third direction.

[0031] According to some embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: the body adjustment device constraining the femur position of the bird in at least a first direction.

[0032] According to some embodiments of the present application, applied to a body adjustment device including a femoral restraint mechanism, the method includes: the body adjustment device applies a first force to the poultry, and under the first force, the femur of the poultry abuts the femoral restraint mechanism at least along a first direction.

[0033] According to some embodiments of the present application, the body adjustment device applies a first force to the bird, and under the first force, the femur of the bird abuts against the femur restraint mechanism at least along a first direction, including at least one of the following:

[0034] The body adjustment device applies a pulling force to the head or neck of the bird at least in a first direction, and under the action of the pulling force, the femur of the bird abuts against the femur restraint mechanism at least in the first direction;

[0035] The body adjustment device applies a thrust to the tail or femur of the poultry body in at least a first direction, and under the action of the thrust, the femur of the poultry abuts against the femoral restraint mechanism at least along the first direction.

[0036] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the description below, and in part will become apparent from the description below, or will be learned through the practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a body adjustment device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram from another angle;

[0039] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partial exploded schematic diagram of the body adjustment device is shown;

[0040] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a support mechanism in an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram from another angle;

[0042] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an abdominal support mechanism in an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] Figure 7 This is a schematic structural diagram of a chest support mechanism in an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of an ankle restraint mechanism in one embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of an ankle restraint mechanism in another embodiment of the present application;

[0046] Fig.10 It is a structural schematic diagram of an ankle restraint mechanism in another embodiment of the present application;

[0047] Fig.11 This is a schematic structural diagram of a body adjustment device according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Fig.12 A schematic diagram of a femoral restraint mechanism in a support mechanism in an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Fig.13 for Fig.12 A front view of

[0050] Fig.14 for Fig.12 A partial structural exploded schematic diagram of the femoral restraint mechanism is shown;

[0051] Fig.15 is a schematic structural diagram of a femoral restraint mechanism in another embodiment;

[0052] Fig.16 It is a schematic diagram of the head restraint mechanism and the stretching device in the support mechanism in the embodiment of the present application.

[0053] Reference numerals:

[0054] Head restraint mechanism 100, head support member 110, bracket 111, support 120;

[0055] Support mechanism 200, abdomen support mechanism 201, chest support mechanism 202, support member 210, receiving groove 211, bottom wall 212, side wall 213;

[0056] Back restraint mechanism 300, back plate 310;

[0057] Ankle restraint mechanism 400, fixing frame 410, slot 411, opening portion 412, protruding portion 413, bayonet portion 414, locking member 420, locking portion 421, abutting portion 422, pulley 423, driving portion 424, driving member 430, inclined surface 431, restoring member 440, pushing member 450, first release member 460, abutting surface 461, second release member 470;

[0058] Femoral restraint mechanism 500, first restraint member 510, first abutment portion 511, clamping member 512, protrusion 513, second abutment portion 514, driving mechanism 520, linkage mechanism 530, gear 532, rack 533, elastic member 534, mounting seat 540, guide member 550, boss 560;

[0059] Lifting mechanism 600, first lifting assembly 601, second lifting assembly 602, first constant force assembly 603, second constant force assembly 604, bracket 605, fixed pulley 606;

[0060] Stretching device 700. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0061] The following will clearly and completely describe the concept of the present application and the technical effects produced in combination with the embodiments, so as to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present application, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are all within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0062] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, if orientation descriptions are involved, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", etc. are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or device referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present application.

[0063] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, if a feature is referred to as being “set,” “fixed,” “connected,” or “installed” on another feature, it may be directly set, fixed, or connected to another feature, or it may be indirectly set, fixed, connected, or installed on another feature. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, if “several” is involved, it means more than one; if “multiple” is involved, it means more than two; if “greater than,” “less than,” or “exceeds” is involved, it should be understood as not including the number itself; if “above,” “below,” or “within” is involved, it should be understood as including the number itself. If “first” or “second” is involved, it should be understood as being used to distinguish technical features, and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0064] In the livestock and poultry industry, it is necessary to perform relevant processing operations on poultry, including but not limited to: in vitro and in vivo injections, identification, diagnosis and treatment, and other types of operations. During the operation, the poultry needs to be restrained. Currently, the restraint is generally performed manually, but the efficiency is low, the workload is large, and the cost is high. In addition, it is difficult to achieve consistency in the restraint position with manual restraint. The embodiment of the present application provides a body adjustment device and adjustment method, which mainly realizes the restraint and posture adjustment of the poultry body by restraining the chest and abdomen of the poultry, and coordinating the restraint of the ankle.

[0065] refer to Figures 1 to 3According to the body adjustment device of the first aspect of the present application, the body adjustment device includes a support mechanism 200 and an ankle restraint mechanism 400. The support mechanism 200 is used to restrain the chest and abdomen of the poultry to effectively restrain the position of the poultry's body. The ankle restraint mechanism 400 is arranged adjacent to the support mechanism 200 to restrain the poultry's ankles. It can be understood that after the ankles of the poultry's feet are restrained, it is difficult to rotate around the body. Therefore, by restraining the poultry's ankles through the support mechanism 200 in cooperation with the ankle restraint mechanism 400, the poultry's body can be effectively restrained.

[0066] The body adjustment device also includes a lifting mechanism 600 and / or an ankle stretching mechanism. The lifting mechanism 600 is connected to the support mechanism 200 and is used to lift the support mechanism 200 at least along the third direction. The ankle stretching mechanism is connected to the ankle restraint mechanism 400 and is used to drive the ankle restraint mechanism 400 to move so as to stretch the ankle of the bird in a direction away from the bird's body. The ankle stretching mechanism can use a conventional power part to drive the ankle restraint mechanism 400 to move in the third direction. For example, a pneumatic cylinder, an electric cylinder, a linear module, etc. can be used. Thus, the lifting mechanism 600 and / or the ankle stretching mechanism can be used to stretch the ankle of the bird in a direction away from the bird's body, thereby effectively adjusting the relative position of the ankle and the body, thereby adjusting the body posture of the bird, avoiding the problem of body position displacement and body deflection caused by the struggle of the bird's legs, and thus facilitating the smooth progress of subsequent processing operations.

[0067] For ease of understanding, the XYZ coordinate system can be used as a reference to assist in explaining the structure and function of each part of the torso adjustment device of the present application embodiment, wherein the support mechanism 200 and the ankle restraint mechanism 400 are arranged adjacent to each other. Figure 1 , with the arrangement direction of the support mechanism 200 and the ankle restraint mechanism 400 of the torso adjustment device as the Y axis, the X axis and the Z axis are respectively perpendicular to the Y axis, wherein the first direction, the second direction and the third direction correspond to the Y axis, the X axis and the Z axis respectively. During operation, the poultry is restrained in the body adjustment device, and the head and tail of the poultry can be placed in a first direction, the femurs on both sides of the body can be placed in a second direction, and the chest, abdomen and back of the body can be placed in a third direction. Thus, the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry are restrained in at least the third direction by the support mechanism 200, thereby achieving support for the body and restraint in the third direction, and the ankles of the poultry are restrained by the ankle restraint mechanism 400, and the ankle restraint can be achieved in at least one of the first direction, the second direction and the third direction. The lifting mechanism 600 and / or the ankle stretching mechanism can stretch the ankles of the poultry at least in the third direction so that the ankles are away from the body of the poultry, so that the legs are stretched. While stretching the legs, it is also possible to prevent the body from deflecting around the first direction or the second direction, thereby adjusting the posture of the body and avoiding the problem of body restraint being offset due to the struggle of the poultry's legs.

[0068] In some embodiments, the relative movement between the support mechanism 200 and the ankle restraint mechanism 400 can be used to stretch the legs and adjust the body. For example, the support mechanism 200 is moved relative to the ankle restraint mechanism 400 so that the body of the bird is at least away from the ankle in the third direction to stretch the legs; or the ankle restraint mechanism 400 is moved relative to the support mechanism 200 so that the ankle of the bird is at least away from the body in the third direction to stretch the legs; or the ankle restraint mechanism 400 and the support mechanism 200 are moved away from each other so that the ankle and body of the bird are at least away from each other in the third direction to stretch the legs. Thus, the adjustment of the body and ankle positions is achieved by stretching the legs.

[0069] The relative movement between the support mechanism 200 and the ankle restraint mechanism 400 can be achieved by the lifting mechanism 600 and / or the ankle stretching mechanism, for example:

[0070] The body adjustment device includes a support mechanism 200, an ankle restraint mechanism 400 and a lifting mechanism 600; wherein the support mechanism 200 is used to restrain the chest and / or abdomen of the bird; the ankle restraint mechanism 400 is arranged adjacent to the support mechanism 200 and is used to restrain the ankle of the bird; the lifting mechanism 600 is connected to the support mechanism 200 and is used to lift the support mechanism 200 at least in a third direction. Thus, the abdomen of the bird restrained by the body adjustment device can be lifted in a direction away from the ankle, so that the legs can be stretched, and the restrained posture of the bird can be adjusted.

[0071] Alternatively, the body adjustment device includes a support mechanism 200, an ankle restraint mechanism 400 and an ankle stretching mechanism; wherein the support mechanism 200 is used to restrain the chest and / or abdomen of the bird; the ankle restraint mechanism 400 is arranged adjacent to the support mechanism 200 and is used to restrain the ankle of the bird; the ankle stretching mechanism is connected to the ankle restraint mechanism 400 and is used to drive the ankle restraint mechanism 400 to move so as to stretch the ankle of the bird in a direction away from the bird's body. In this way, the ankle of the bird restrained by the body adjustment device can be stretched in a direction away from the body, thereby stretching the leg and adjusting the restraint posture of the bird.

[0072] Alternatively, the body adjustment device includes a support mechanism 200, an ankle restraint mechanism 400, a lifting mechanism 600 and an ankle stretching mechanism; wherein the support mechanism 200 is used to restrain the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry; the ankle restraint mechanism 400 is arranged adjacent to the support mechanism 200 and is used to restrain the ankle of the poultry; the lifting mechanism 600 is connected to the support mechanism 200 and is used to lift the support mechanism 200 at least along a third direction; the ankle stretching mechanism is connected to the ankle restraint mechanism 400 and is used to drive the ankle restraint mechanism 400 to move so as to stretch the ankle of the poultry in a direction away from the poultry's body. In this way, the ankle and body of the poultry restrained by the body adjustment device can be stretched in a direction away from each other, so that the legs can be stretched to achieve the adjustment of the restraint posture of the poultry.

[0073] refer to Figures 1 to 3 In some embodiments, the lifting mechanism 600 may adopt a power mechanism capable of outputting a constant force, for example, the lifting mechanism 600 may adopt a conventional linear drive mechanism such as a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or a combination of a motor and a synchronous belt mechanism, a screw transmission mechanism, a gear 532 rack 533 transmission or a connecting rod mechanism, etc., which can drive the support mechanism 200 to perform lifting motion at least in the third direction and drive the support mechanism 200 to reset through reasonable configuration;

[0074] In addition, the lifting mechanism 600 can also adopt a power mechanism that can output non-constant force, such as a spring mechanism, a nitrogen spring mechanism, a conventional cylinder, an electric cylinder, a power mechanism with a permanent magnet as a power source, or a power mechanism with an electromagnet as a power source, etc.

[0075] In some embodiments of the body adjustment device, the lifting mechanism 600 can also drive the support mechanism 200 to move along the third direction to approach or contact the bird's chest and / or abdomen through the lifting component, or appropriately lift the bird's chest and / or abdomen, and further drive the support mechanism 200 to adaptively lift the bird's chest and / or abdomen and maintain the lifting state through the constant force component, so as to achieve adaptive adjustment of the bird's posture. Figure 4 and Figure 5, the lifting mechanism 600 includes a lifting assembly and a constant force assembly, and the constant force assembly is used to provide a force to keep the support mechanism 200 against the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry. Specifically, in the present embodiment, in the lifting mechanism 600, the lifting assembly is used to drive the support mechanism 200 to move to the initial position along the third direction, and the constant force assembly is connected to the support mechanism 200, and the constant force assembly provides a force to drive the support mechanism 200 to lift upward along the third direction from the initial position. Thus, the support mechanism 200 can be driven to the initial position by the lifting assembly first, at which time the support mechanism 200 can be in a state of slightly contacting the chest and / or abdomen of the body or having a certain gap from the chest and / or abdomen of the body, and then the constant force assembly provides a force to drive the support mechanism 200 to lift from the initial position along the third direction, so as to prevent the support mechanism 200 from hitting the abdomen and / or chest and causing damage to the poultry. In the present embodiment, the lifting assembly can also drive the support mechanism 200 to overcome the force of the constant force assembly and reset to the initial position, thereby releasing the lifting of the chest and / or abdomen.

[0076] It is understandable that the body shapes (at least the size of the body) of birds of different species and ages are different, and even for birds of the same species and age, there are individual differences in body shape. Therefore, when the chest and / or abdomen of the body are constrained by the support mechanism 200, the specific positions of the chest and / or abdomen of birds of different body shapes are different. In the body adjustment device of this embodiment, the lifting mechanism 600 is provided with a constant force component. The support mechanism 200 lifts the chest and / or abdomen of the body under the action of the constant force component, which has an adaptive effect, can adapt to birds of different body shapes, and can expand the scope of application of the body adjustment device. The lifting component can also be used to drive the support mechanism 200 to reset to the initial position in the reverse direction along the third direction to release the lifting of the abdomen. Among them, the initial position can be reasonably configured according to the body size of the poultry to be processed, and the specific force value of the constant force component can be reasonably configured according to the body size of the poultry to be processed and the degree of lifting required.

[0077] The above-mentioned constant force assembly can adopt a power mechanism such as a gravity mechanism, a constant force spring mechanism or a spring cam mechanism to achieve adaptive lifting of the support mechanism 200. For example, referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5The constant force component includes a bracket 605 and a counterweight. The bracket 605 is provided with a fixed pulley 606. The counterweight is connected to the support mechanism 200 through a driving rope (not shown), and the driving rope is wound around the fixed pulley 606. The fixed pulley 606 is used to carry the counterweight connected by the driving rope and to position and guide the driving rope. Therefore, the number and position of the fixed pulley 606 can be reasonably configured according to the installation requirements. The position of the fixed pulley 606 located at the proximal end of the support mechanism 200 along the driving rope is higher than the connection position of the driving rope and the support mechanism 200 at least in the lifting direction (third direction) to ensure that the counterweight can drive the support mechanism 200 to lift along the third direction through the driving rope. Using a gravity mechanism as a constant force component has the characteristics of simple structure and easy implementation, and the force of the constant force component can be changed by replacing the counterweight, thereby improving the applicability of the support mechanism 200.

[0078] refer to Figures 1 to 3 The support mechanism 200 includes an abdominal support mechanism 201 for supporting the abdomen of the poultry. The abdominal support mechanism 201 is connected to a lifting mechanism 600. The lifting mechanism 600 is used to drive the abdominal support mechanism 201 to move at least along a third direction to lift the abdomen of the poultry. The lifting direction of the abdominal support mechanism 201 can be the third direction, or a direction with a set deflection angle relative to the third direction. Therefore, when the poultry is restrained, the poultry can be placed in the posture adjustment device of the embodiment of the present application with its head facing the first direction in any posture. The abdomen of the poultry body is restrained and lifted at least in the third direction by the support mechanism 200, and the ankle of the poultry is restrained by the ankle restraint mechanism 400, so as to realize the restraint of the body and the adjustment of the posture, reduce the requirements for the placement posture of the poultry, and effectively ensure the consistency of the posture of the poultry during batch operation, which is helpful to improve the efficiency of processing the poultry and is suitable for the mechanized processing operation of the poultry.

[0079] In the above embodiment, the stroke of the lifting mechanism 600 driving the abdominal support mechanism 201 to move can be reasonably configured according to the actual required posture. For example, it can be lifted to just against the abdomen of the bird to achieve positioning constraint and avoid shaking of the abdomen. It can also be further lifted to a set position to lift the bird's buttocks. This posture is particularly suitable for processing the set position of the bird's buttocks. For example, this posture can keep the cloaca of the bird in the corresponding position and avoid a large degree of shaking of the cloaca. It is suitable for processing operations such as identification and cleaning of the cloaca, or inserting an instrument into the cloaca for injection, detection, identification and other processing operations.

[0080] In addition, due to the restraining effect of the ankle restraint mechanism 400 on the ankle, when the abdomen of the body is lifted up, the poultry presents a posture with its buttocks raised and its legs stretched, which can avoid the problem of the poultry's leg struggling and causing the body position to shift, thereby keeping the desired posture unchanged, which is helpful for subsequent processing operations and improving the accuracy of operations.

[0081] In the above embodiment, the support mechanism 200 may also include a chest support mechanism 202 for supporting the chest of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism 600 is used to drive the abdomen support mechanism 201 to move relative to the chest support mechanism 202 to achieve abdomen lifting. The lifting mechanism 600 may include a first lifting component 601 and a first constant force component 603. The first lifting component 601 and the first constant force component 603 may respectively adopt any of the above-mentioned lifting components and constant force components. The first lifting component 601 and the first constant force mechanism are respectively connected to the abdomen support mechanism 201. The first lifting component 601 is used to drive the abdomen support mechanism 201 to move to the initial position. The first constant force component 603 provides a force to the abdomen support mechanism 201 to drive the abdomen support mechanism 201 to lift the abdomen of the poultry at least along the third direction. When the abdomen support mechanism 201 is in the initial position, there is a set initial distance between the abdomen support mechanism 201 and the chest support mechanism 202 at least along the third direction. , within the initial distance range, the abdominal support mechanism 201 has a small gap with the abdomen of the poultry in the third direction, or the abdominal support mechanism 201 slightly contacts the abdomen of the poultry, thereby avoiding the abdominal support mechanism 201 from accidentally damaging the abdomen of the poultry and reducing the lifting stroke. For example, in a scheme in which the abdominal support mechanism 201 is driven from the initial position for lifting by a constant force mechanism, if the distance between the abdominal support mechanism 201 and the abdomen of the poultry is large, a longer idle stroke is required during the lifting process. In a scheme in which the above-mentioned gravity mechanism is used as a constant force component to drive the abdominal support mechanism 201 for lifting, the longer idle stroke will also cause an increase in the acceleration of the gravity mechanism, thereby hitting the abdomen of the poultry and causing injury.

[0082] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned initial distance is 10mm to 15mm, for example, it can be 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 14mm, 15mm or other values ​​between 10mm and 15mm. The initial distance configuration of 10mm to 15mm is applicable to the abdomen of most normal chicks. The abdominal support mechanism 201 and the chest support mechanism 202 are structurally and motionally configured with reference to this size, which can be better applied to the chest and abdominal constraints of chicks. According to the different body shapes of birds, the above-mentioned initial distance can also be increased or decreased to adapt to the constraints and body adjustments of birds of different body shapes, which will not be elaborated here.

[0083] refer to Figures 3 to 7In some embodiments, the support mechanism 200 includes a chest support mechanism 202 for supporting the chest of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism 600 is connected to the chest support mechanism 202, and is used to drive the chest support mechanism 202 to lift at least in the third direction, so as to adjust the position of the chest support mechanism 202 relative to the ankle restraint mechanism 400, so as to achieve leg stretching. The lifting direction of the chest support mechanism 202 can be the third direction, or a direction with a set deflection angle relative to the third direction. Thus, when restraining the poultry, the poultry can be placed in the posture adjustment device of the embodiment of the present application with its head facing the first direction in any posture, and the chest of the poultry body is restrained and lifted at least in the third direction by the support mechanism 200, and the ankle of the poultry is restrained by the ankle restraint mechanism 400, so as to achieve the restraint of the body and the adjustment of the posture, thereby reducing the requirements for the placement posture of the poultry, and effectively ensuring the consistency of the posture of the poultry during batch operation, which is helpful to improve the efficiency of processing the poultry, and is suitable for the mechanized processing operation of the poultry.

[0084] In the above embodiment, the stroke of the chest support mechanism 202 driven by the lifting mechanism 600 can be reasonably configured according to the actual required posture. For example, it can be lifted to just against the chest of the bird to achieve positioning constraint and avoid shaking of the chest. It can also be further lifted to a set position to lift the bird's body away from the ankle restraint mechanism 400. Due to the restraining effect of the ankle restraint mechanism 400 on the ankle, the legs are stretched when the chest of the body is lifted, which can avoid the problem of the bird's leg struggling and causing the body position to shift, so that the required posture remains unchanged, which is helpful for subsequent processing operations and improves the accuracy of operations.

[0085] In some embodiments, the support mechanism 200 may include a chest support mechanism 202 and an abdominal support mechanism 201, which are used to support the chest and abdomen of the poultry respectively. The lifting mechanism 600 includes two groups, which are used to drive the chest support mechanism 202 and the abdominal support mechanism 201 to lift the poultry. For the convenience of explanation, the two groups of lifting mechanisms 600 are respectively recorded as a first lifting mechanism 600 and a second lifting mechanism 600, wherein the first lifting mechanism 600 is connected to the abdominal support mechanism 201, and is used to drive the abdominal support mechanism 201 to lift the abdomen of the poultry at least along the third direction, and the second lifting mechanism 600 is connected to the chest support mechanism 202, and is used to drive the chest support mechanism 202 to lift the chest of the poultry at least along the third direction.

[0086] The first lifting mechanism 600 may include a first lifting assembly 601 and a first constant force assembly 603, which may be independent of each other, or may be configured to have a set cooperation logic through a programmable logic controller according to actual needs. The second lifting mechanism 600 may include a second lifting assembly 602 and a second constant force assembly 604, wherein the first lifting assembly 601 and the second lifting assembly 602 may respectively adopt any of the settings of the lifting assemblies proposed in the foregoing embodiments, and the first constant force assembly 603 and the second constant force assembly 604 may adopt any of the settings of the constant force assemblies proposed in the foregoing embodiments. The first lifting assembly 601 and the first constant force assembly 603 are respectively connected to the abdomen support mechanism 201, and the second lifting assembly 602 and the second constant force assembly 604 are respectively connected to the chest support mechanism 202.

[0087] In some embodiments, the breast support mechanism 202 includes a support member, and the support member 210 can be a block-shaped or plate-shaped structure. When restraining a poultry, the poultry is placed on the support member 210, and the support member 210 can support the poultry's breast. The support member 210 can also be provided with a receiving groove 211, and the receiving groove 211 can at least receive a portion of the poultry's breast. When the poultry is fixed, a portion of the poultry's breast is received in the receiving groove 211, thereby preventing the poultry's abnormal movement from causing the poultry's breast to shift on the support member 210.

[0088] refer to Figure 6 In some embodiments, the support member 210 includes a bottom wall 212 and two side walls 213, the two side walls 213 are respectively arranged on both sides of the bottom wall 212, the bottom wall 212 and the side walls 213 define the receiving groove 211, the bottom wall 212 is used to support the breast of the poultry, and the side walls 213 are used to support the side of the poultry. The side walls 213 of the support member 210 can limit the position of the poultry body in the second direction, thereby preventing the poultry breast from shifting on the support member 210 when the poultry is fixed. The bottom wall 212 and the side walls 213 of the support member 210 can be in the shape of a curved surface or a flat surface.

[0089] refer to Figure 6 The distance between the two side walls 213 of the support member 210 gradually increases from the bottom wall 212 toward the direction away from the bottom wall 212, so that the receiving groove 211 gradually increases from the bottom wall 212 toward the opening direction, which is convenient for putting poultry into the receiving groove 211 and for taking poultry out of the receiving groove 211. In addition, there are differences in the body shapes of poultry of different species and ages. The structural setting in which the receiving groove 211 gradually increases from the bottom wall 212 toward the opening direction can adapt to poultry of different body shapes or shapes.

[0090] In some embodiments, one or more air holes may be provided on the bottom wall 212 of the support member 210, and the air holes are arranged through the bottom wall 212 and can be connected to an air source, so that negative pressure is formed at the air hole opening near the chest, thereby better restraining the chest of the bird. Of course, the air source can blow air through the air hole to the air hole opening near the chest, which is conducive to blowing the bird out of the receiving slot 211 when the restraint state of the bird is released.

[0091] In the above embodiment, the support mechanism 200 restrains the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry through the abdomen support mechanism 201 and / or the chest support mechanism 202, and cooperates with the ankle restraint mechanism 400 to restrain the ankle position of the poultry, so as to better fix and adjust the posture of the poultry.

[0092] refer to Figures 8 to 10 The ankle restraint mechanism 400 includes a fixing frame 410 and a locking assembly. The fixing frame 410 is provided with two slots 411, the slots 411 are used to accommodate the ankles of the poultry, the slots 411 have an opening for the ankles to enter, and the locking assembly is used to close the opening to restrain the ankles in the slots 411. Among them, the fixing frame 410 is provided with two slots 411, the slots 411 are used to accommodate the ankles of the poultry, the slots 411 have an opening for the ankles to enter, and the locking assembly is used to close the opening to restrain the ankles in the slots 411. Of course, a card block can be separately provided on the fixing frame 410, and the card block is provided with a slot 411, and the slot 411 has an opening for the ankles to enter. The locking portion 421 of the locking member 420 can move away from or towards the card block, so that the opening is in an open or closed state.

[0093] refer to Figure 8 and Fig. 9 In one embodiment, the locking assembly may adopt a linkage structure. For example, the locking assembly includes a linkage locking assembly and two locking members 420. The linkage locking assembly includes a driving member 430 and a return member 440. The locking member 420 includes a locking portion 421 and an abutment portion 422. The locking portion 421 is located beside the opening. The abutment portion 422 can be respectively abutted against the two sides of the driving member 430. Moving the driving member 430 can push the abutment portion 422 to move the locking portions 421 away from each other to open the opening. The return member 440 is used to drive the locking members 420 to move toward each other to close the opening.

[0094] The locking assembly further includes a pusher 450, which is connected to the driving member 430 and is located at a side of the slot 411 away from the opening. The driving member 430 moves toward the opening direction of the slot 411 to drive the pusher 450 to move toward the opening direction, so as to push the ankle constrained in the slot 411 out of the opening. Specifically, the two locking assemblies are slidably connected to the fixing frame 410, and a return member 440 is connected between the two locking members 420. The return member 440 can be an elastic member 534, such as a spring, a torsion spring, etc. The return member 440 provides elastic force to make the locking members 420 move toward each other to close the opening.

[0095] In some embodiments, the driving member 430 is further connected to a first release member 460, which moves along the third direction with the driving member 430 to push the clamping member 512 of the femoral restraint mechanism 500 to move along the second direction to release the femoral restraint. This solution will be described in detail later. Fig. 9 The end of the abutting portion 422 near the driving member 430 is arc-shaped, and the end of the driving member 430 near the abutting portion 422 has a slope 431 with a certain inclination angle, so that when the driving member 430 moves near the abutting portion 422, the slope 431 at one end of the driving member 430 contacts the abutting portion 422, and as the driving member 430 moves, the slope 431 at one end of the driving member 430 contacts the arc surface of the abutting member and moves relative to each other, thereby pushing the locking portion 421 to move away. A pulley 423 is provided on the abutting portion 422, and the pulley 423 is rotatably connected to the abutting portion 422 and is arranged corresponding to the slope 431 of the driving member 430. The driving member 430 can abut the pulley 423 during the movement process in the third direction, thereby pushing the abutting portion 422 to move away through the pulley 423, so that the locking portion 421 opens the opening of the card slot 411.

[0096] In this embodiment, the restoring force provided by the restoring member 440 causes the locking parts 421 to move toward each other, thereby realizing automatic locking, and the driving member 430 drives the abutting part 422 to move so that the locking parts 421 move away from each other, thereby opening the opening, thereby realizing the restraint and release of the ankle. In addition, the pushing member 450 can push the poultry's ankle out of the slot 411, and then after the poultry is detected, the poultry's ankle is automatically pushed out of the slot 411, without the need to manually pull out the poultry's ankle, thereby realizing automation and improving the breeding efficiency of poultry.

[0097] In another embodiment, the locking assembly includes a locking driver and two locking members 420, the locking member 420 includes a locking portion 421 and a driving portion 424, the driving portion 424 is connected to the locking driver, the locking portion 421 is located at one side of the opening, and the locking driver drives the locking portion 421 to move relative to the fixed frame 410 to open or close the opening. The locking driver drives the locking portion 421 to move toward the slot 411 of the fixed frame 410, and when the slot is contacted, the opening is in a closed state, and the locking driver drives the locking portion 421 to move away from the slot of the fixed frame 410, and the opening is opened. Among them, the locking portion 421 and the driving portion 424 can be an integrated structure, or divided into two components, and the locking portion 421 is connected to the driving portion 424 by a conventional connection method. Among them, the locking driver can adopt a conventional power mechanism that can output linear motion, such as a linear module, a cylinder, an electric cylinder, etc. The locking member can be driven to reciprocate by the locking member to open or close the opening of the slot. In this embodiment, the locking member directly drives the locking portion 421 to move, thereby opening and closing the opening, thereby achieving the restraint and release of the ankle.

[0098] In another embodiment, the locking member 420 can open or close the opening by rotating. Specifically, the locking assembly includes two locking members 420, and the locking member 420 includes a locking portion 421 and a connecting portion 221. The connecting portion 221 is rotatably connected to the fixing frame 410 and is located next to the card slot 411. The locking member 420 can be rotated relative to the fixing frame 410 to allow the locking portion 421 to open or close the opening.

[0099] Furthermore, the direction of the card slot 411 has an opening portion 412, a protruding portion 413, and a bayonet portion 414. The driving member 430 drives the locking portion 421 to move relative to the protruding portion 413, so that the locking portion 421 approaches or contacts the protruding portion 413, so that the opening is in a closed state. The driving member 430 drives the locking portion 421 to move away from the protruding portion 413, so that the locking portion 421 is away from the protruding portion 413, so that the opening is in an open state. Among them, the opening portion 412 is set in a first arc, the buckle portion is set in a second arc, and the locking portion 421 is set in a third arc. When the locking portion 421 approaches or contacts the protruding portion 413, an opening for the ankle to enter is formed, and a bayonet is formed at the card slot 411, and the poultry's ankle can be accommodated in the bayonet.

[0100] Furthermore, the poultry restraint device also includes a first release member 460 and a second release member 470, which are respectively connected to the driving member 430, and the first release member 460, the second release member 470, and the push member 450 can be linked, the first release member 460 is used to push the femoral restraint mechanism 500 to an open state, so that the femoral part of the poultry is not restrained, the second release member 470 can push the lower part close to the abdomen of the poultry, so that the poultry body part can be removed from the poultry restraint device, and the push member 450 can automatically push the poultry ankle out of the slot 411, so that the above linkage mode can put the poultry in a released state, so that the poultry automatically falls into the device for accommodating the poultry after sex identification, feeding, and vaccination. For example, after sex identification, the poultry automatically falls into the sorting device through the above linkage mode for the next step of sorting.

[0101] refer to Fig.11 In the above embodiment, the body adjustment device can also be provided with a back restraint mechanism 300 for restraining the back position of the poultry, and the poultry's chest and / or abdomen are lifted by the lifting mechanism 600, the chest support mechanism 202 and / or the abdomen support mechanism 201, so that the back of the poultry is in contact with the back restraint mechanism 300, so as to achieve back restraint and effective restraint of the body in the third direction. The back restraint mechanism 300 can be in various forms, as long as it can restrain the back of the poultry's body in the third direction. For example, the back restraint mechanism 300 can include a back plate 310, and after the lifting of the lifting mechanism 600, the back of the body is against the back plate 310, so as to achieve restraint of the body in the third direction; or, the back restraint mechanism 300 is provided with a lifting back plate 310, and the lifting of the back plate 310 allows the back of the poultry to be close to or away from the support mechanism 200, so as to be able to resist the back of the poultry constrained on the support mechanism 200. The back restraint mechanism 300 may also restrain the back of the bird in other ways, such as adsorbing the back of the bird onto the back plate 310 by adsorption.

[0102] refer to Figure 12 to Figure 14In some embodiments, the support mechanism 200 also includes a femoral restraint mechanism 500, and the femoral restraint mechanism 500 includes a first restraint member 510, and the first restraint member 510 is provided with a pair of first abutting portions 511, and the interval between the first abutting portions 511 can accommodate the body of the poultry, and the first abutting portion 511 can abut on the side of the femur of the poultry facing the head to achieve the constraint of the femoral position, and the position of the femur is deterministic and has sufficient strength. Compared with the currently commonly used solution of fixing through limbs and / or heads, and compared with the constraint solution of covering the back of the poultry with a cover plate to limit the range of motion of the poultry body, it can achieve direct constraint of the body and improve the accuracy of positioning. In addition, the femoral restraint mechanism 500 of the embodiment of the present application can cooperate with the constraints of the head and / or limbs and other parts to achieve effective constraint of the poultry, thereby facilitating the smooth progress of subsequent processing operations.

[0103] It can be known from the bone distribution characteristics of poultry that the femur of poultry can form obvious bulges on both sides of the body. Due to the protruding characteristics of the femur position, the first abutment 511 can be placed on the side of the femur facing the head, so that the first abutment 511 can abut against the femur on the side of the femur facing the head, thereby realizing the constraint of the femur in this direction. The femoral restraint mechanism 500 of the embodiment of the present application can also be used in conjunction with other mechanisms. For example, it can be used in conjunction with a mechanism for stretching the neck to achieve the constraint of the femoral position and the stretching of the neck, or it can also be used in conjunction with a pushing mechanism that can push the body toward the head, so that the femur is abutted against the first abutment 511 of the first restraint member 510 to realize the constraint of the femoral position; or by manually pushing the body forward, the femur can be abutted against the first abutment 511 to realize the effective constraint of the femoral position of the poultry, thereby improving the processing efficiency.

[0104] Due to the protruding feature of the femur, the size in the second direction is larger than the size of the body part around the femur. Therefore, the first abutting portion 511 can be placed on one side of the femur in the first direction, and can abut against the femur on one side of the first direction of the femur, thereby limiting the position of the femur in the first direction and realizing the constraint of the femur in the first direction. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first abutting portion 511 can also be configured to abut against both sides of the femur in the first direction, thereby limiting the position of the femur in the first direction. The femoral constraint mechanism 500 of the embodiment of the present application can also be used in conjunction with other mechanisms, for example, it can be used in conjunction with a mechanism for stretching the neck or head at least in the first direction, and by stretching the neck or head in the first direction, the constraint of the femoral position in the first direction and the stretching of the neck in the first direction are realized, or it can also be used in conjunction with a pushing mechanism that can push the body toward the first direction, so that the femur is abutted against the first abutting portion 511 of the first constraint 510 to realize the constraint of the femoral position.

[0105] In the above embodiment, the first restraining member 510 can adopt various structures, such as plate-shaped, rod-shaped, block-shaped, etc., and can be formed by a single component or a combination of multiple components, as long as a pair of first abutting portions 511 are formed on the structure to be used to restrain the position of the femur of the poultry toward one side of the head, or the formed first abutting portions 511 can restrain the position of the femur on both sides of the femur toward the head or away from the head. Some specific embodiments are provided below:

[0106] refer to Figure 12 to Figure 14 In some embodiments, the first restraint 510 includes two clips 512, and a first abutting portion 511 is provided on the side of the clips 512 facing each other. The femoral restraint mechanism 500 also includes a driving mechanism 520. The driving mechanism 520 drives the clips 512 to move to change the distance between the two first abutting portions 511. The clips 512 can be moved so that the first abutting portions 511 can respectively abut or approach the side of the poultry. During operation, the poultry can be placed between the two clips 512. When placed, the femur of the poultry is located on the side of the clips 512 away from the head. Therefore, when restraining the poultry, the femoral restraint mechanism 500 can be used to restrain the femur position of the poultry to achieve the restraint of the body part. Compared with the scheme of restraining the poultry by restraining the head, neck, forelimbs or hind limbs, constraining the femoral position can more accurately determine the body position of the poultry, which is beneficial to perform some precise operations. Among them, the two clips 512 can be two plate-shaped, block-shaped or rod-shaped components, and the side edges of the two clips 512 facing each other are the first abutting portions 511. The first abutting portions 511 of the two clips 512 that move toward or away from each other driven by the driving mechanism 520 can approach or move away from each other. Therefore, after the two first abutting portions 511 approach the torso from both sides corresponding to the position of the femur toward the head, the first abutting portions 511 of the two clips 512 can respectively form limit positions to limit the position of the femur toward the head. The two first abutting portions 511 can at least limit the position of the femur along the first direction in the first direction, thereby forming a constraint on the torso in at least the first direction.

[0107] refer to Fig.13In some embodiments, a protrusion 513 is further provided on the side where the clamps 512 face each other. The protrusion 513 is located at one end of the first supporting portion 511 and protrudes in the direction between the two clamps 512. The edge of the protrusion 513 facing the first supporting portion 511 is a second supporting portion 514. The second supporting portion 514 can support the femur on the side of the femur facing the head, or limit the movement of the body in the back direction of the poultry. It can be understood that the femur of the poultry is located at one end of the body to form a protruding feature, which has an irregular outer contour surface. The protrusion 513 is set on the clamping member 512 to form a second abutting portion 514, which can respectively abut the femur with the first abutting portion 511 at different positions around the body to enhance the restraining effect. The two first abutting portions 511 and the two second abutting portions 514 can at least limit the position of the femur along the first direction in the first direction, and the first abutting portion 511 and the second abutting portion 514 can abut the femur at different positions around the first direction, thereby constraining the body at least in the first direction. In addition, since the protrusion 513 on the clamping member 512 protrudes from the first abutting portion 511, the gap between the second abutting portions 514 is smaller, so that a limit can be formed in the third direction of the poultry to prevent the poultry from escaping from the clamping member 512 in the third direction. The position of the protrusion 513 on the clamping member 512 can be reasonably set according to the size of the body of poultry of different sizes in the third direction, so as to be suitable for poultry of different sizes.

[0108] In some embodiments, the first abutment 511 can be an arc shape, or an irregular curve shape, or a straight line shape along the third direction, or an oblique line shape inclined relative to the third direction, or a contour structure adapted to the body contour of the poultry. Among them, for the constraint of the chicks, the minimum spacing d between the two first abutment 511 can be configured to be 10mm to 14mm, such as 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 14mm or other values ​​between 10mm and 14mm. The minimum spacing between the two first abutment 511 is configured to be 10mm to 14mm, which can be applicable to the body constraint of most normal chicks. The femoral constraint mechanism 500 uses this size as a reference to perform the structure and movement setting of the first constraint 510, which can be better applicable to the femoral constraint of the chicks, reduce the probability of constraint failure, and thus improve the processing effect of the chicks. Of course, according to the different body shapes of poultry, the minimum spacing between the two first abutment 511 can also be adaptively configured, which will not be repeated here.

[0109] In some embodiments, the two clips 512 on the first restraint 510 may not be provided with the above-mentioned protrusion 513, and an inclined first abutting portion 511 is provided on the side facing each other of the two clips 512. The two clips are inclined in the direction facing each other to form a structure in which the spacing on one side increases from one side to the other side. Thus, an eight-shaped accommodating space is formed between the two clips 512, and the inclined first abutting portion 511 can adapt to the dimensions of poultry of various sizes in the second direction, thereby improving the adaptability of the femoral restraint mechanism 500.

[0110] Based on the above ideas, in some embodiments, the first restraint 510 can also be a separate component. The first restraint 510 of the femoral restraint mechanism 500 can be a separate plate. A notch that can accommodate the body of a poultry is opened on the first restraint 510, and the opposite side edges of the notch form the above-mentioned pair of first abutment portions 511. During operation, the first restraint 510 needs to be moved close to the body from the back or chest and abdomen corresponding to the position of the femur toward the head and the body is placed in the notch. The two first abutment portions 511 on the edge of the notch can respectively form limits to limit the position of the femur toward the head. The two first abutment portions 511 on the edge of the notch can at least limit the position of the femur along the first direction in the first direction, thereby forming a constraint on the body in at least the first direction.

[0111] It can be understood that the width of the poultry's femur in the second direction at the front side position along the first direction is defined as the reference width. The width of the notch in the second direction is reasonably configured according to the size of the possible width of the poultry at this position to be operated. It can be made slightly larger than the reference width to avoid pinching or scratching the poultry's body, and ensure that the notch width is smaller than the width of the convex position of the femur on both sides in the second direction, so as to ensure that the first abutting portion 511 of the plate can abut the femur at least in the first direction. In the femoral restraint mechanism 500, the first restraint member 510 is detachable and replaceable. Therefore, according to the above-mentioned reference width of different poultry of different body shapes, multiple first restraint members 510 with notches of corresponding widths can be configured, so that the restraint of different poultry of different body shapes can be adapted by replacing the first restraint member 510, so as to facilitate the relevant processing operations. The structure is simple and easy to operate, and can assist in restraining the poultry body and improve the efficiency of the poultry processing operation.

[0112] In some embodiments, the femoral restraint mechanism 500 further includes a second restraint member (not shown), which is spaced apart from the first restraint member 510 along the first direction, whereby the gap between the second restraint member and the first restraint member 510 forms a leg bone slot, the openings of the leg bone slot face each other and the width is capable of accommodating the raised portion of the femur, whereby the femoral slot can be used to accommodate the raised portion of the femur, such as the hip joint position, so that the position of both sides of the femur can be constrained along the first direction, thereby optimizing the restraint effect of the body and improving the efficiency and accuracy of poultry processing. In some embodiments, a groove can be cut on the first abutting portion 511 of the first restraint member 510 to form a leg bone slot with openings facing each other, which is used to accommodate the raised portion of the femur, so that the position of both sides of the femur can be constrained along the first direction.

[0113] In some of the above embodiments, in the scheme where the driving mechanism 520 drives the two clamping members 512 to move to change the spacing between the two first abutting portions 511, one of the clamping members 512 may be connected to the driving mechanism 520 and driven by the driving mechanism 520 to move closer to or away from the other clamping member 512, wherein the driving mechanism 520 may adopt a linear driving mechanism commonly used in automation equipment, such as a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or a linear module, etc. Alternatively, both clamping members 512 may be connected to the driving mechanism 520, and the driving mechanism 520 may respectively drive the two clamping members 512 to move toward or away from each other, wherein the driving mechanism 520 may adopt a linear driving mechanism commonly used in automation equipment, such as a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or a linear module, etc. Alternatively, both clamping parts 512 may be connected to a driving mechanism 520, and the driving mechanism 520 may simultaneously drive the two clamping parts 512 to move toward or away from each other. The driving mechanism 520 may adopt a bidirectional driving mechanism 520 commonly used in automation equipment, such as a bidirectional cylinder, a bidirectional slide module, or a bidirectional screw mechanism driven by a motor, etc.

[0114] refer to Figure 12 to Figure 14 In some embodiments, the femoral restraint mechanism 500 further includes a linkage mechanism 530 and two mounting seats 540. The two clamping members 512 are respectively connected to one mounting seat 540. Each clamping member 512 and a corresponding mounting seat 540 can be a split detachable connection, or can be made into an integral structure by fixed connection or integral processing or integral molding. The two mounting seats 540 are respectively connected to the linkage mechanism 530. The linkage mechanism 530 can make the two clamping members 512 move toward or away from each other synchronously, thereby making the movement of the two clamping members 512 in the second direction aligned, so that the position of the poultry body in the second direction can be more accurately constrained, thereby improving the accuracy of subsequent processing.

[0115] The linkage mechanism 530 may be a gear rack mechanism, a connecting rod mechanism, or a cam mechanism, etc., as long as it is a mechanism that can realize the synchronous movement of the two clamping members 512 toward or away from each other. Fig.14 The linkage mechanism 530 includes a rotating member, a gear 532 and a rack 533. The gear 532 is connected to the rotating member and can rotate freely relative to the mounting seat 540. The two mounting seats 540 are respectively connected to the racks 533, and the racks 533 are respectively engaged with the opposite sides of the gear 532. In some embodiments, the driving mechanism 520 is connected to the mounting seats 540 or the clamping member 512. The mounting seats 540 are connected with an elastic member 534, and the elastic member 534 provides an elastic force to make the mounting seats 540 move toward each other.

[0116] The driving mechanism 520, the clamping member 512 and the linkage mechanism 530 may be arranged in a variety of ways, for example:

[0117] One of the clamping parts 512 can be driven to move by the driving mechanism 520, that is, the other clamping part 512 can be driven to move toward or away from each other synchronously by the linkage mechanism 530, wherein the driving mechanism 520 can be indirectly connected to one of the clamping parts 512 by being connected to the mounting seat 540 or directly connected to the clamping part 512, and can be indirectly connected to the other clamping part 512 by the linkage mechanism 530;

[0118] Alternatively, the driving mechanism 520 can be used to drive the linkage mechanism 530 to move so as to drive the two clamping members 512 to move toward or away from each other synchronously. In this solution, the driving mechanism 520 is connected to the linkage mechanism 530 through transmission, and is thus indirectly connected to the clamping member 512 through the linkage mechanism 530. For example, taking the solution in which the linkage mechanism 530 adopts a gear 532 and a rack 533 mechanism as an example, the driving mechanism 520 is connected to the gear 532 to drive the gear 532 to rotate, thereby driving the two racks 533 to move synchronously, thereby driving the mounting seat 540 and the clamping member 512 to move toward or away from each other synchronously.

[0119] refer to Fig.14In some embodiments, the femoral restraint mechanism 500 further includes a guide member 550, which extends along the moving direction of the clip 512. The clip 512 or the mounting seat 540 is slidably connected to the guide member 550. The clip 512 can move along the extending direction of the guide member 550. The guide member 550 is used to limit the moving trajectory of the clip 512 to avoid the clip 512 from moving and deviating to affect the restraint effect and accuracy. The guide member 550 can adopt a structure commonly used in industrial equipment to achieve linear guidance, such as a guide rail, a slide rail, a linear bearing or a magnetic suspension guide rail, etc. Therefore, when the clip 512 is driven to move by any of the above-mentioned driving and linkage methods, the guide member 550 can ensure that the clip 512 moves along the set path to avoid deviation, thereby ensuring the effectiveness and accuracy of the femoral restraint.

[0120] refer to Figure 2 , Fig.10 and Fig.15 In some embodiments, in the femoral restraint mechanism 500, a boss 560 is further provided on the clip 512 or the mounting seat 540, and the boss 560 protrudes from the clip 512. The driving member 430 of the ankle restraint mechanism 400 is also connected with a first release member 460. When the driving member 430 moves along the third direction and pushes the locking member to open the slot opening for restraining the ankle, the first release member 460 moves along the third direction with the driving member 430, and can abut against the boss 560, and is used to push the boss 560 to move along the second direction, thereby pushing the clip 512 of the femoral restraint mechanism 500 to move to release the restraint on the femur. Among them, an inclined abutting surface 461 is provided on one side of the first release member 460, and the abutting surface 461 is inclined in the direction between the clip 512. The inclined abutting surface 461 can push the clip 512 along the second direction while moving along the third direction, and the structure is simple and reliable. In some embodiments, the boss 560 may be provided on only one of the clips 512. When the boss 560 is pushed, the clip 512 connected to the boss 560 may drive the other clip 512 to move synchronously through the linkage mechanism 530 described above, thereby realizing the opening of the clip 512. The boss 560 may be a raised structure formed on the clip 512, or may be connected to the set position of the clip 512 by means of a connection. Fig.15 In this embodiment, the boss 560 on the clamping member 512 is formed by a pulley connected to the clamping member 512, and the pulley protrudes from the clamping member 512 to form the boss 560. The pulley is rotatably connected to the clamping member 512, so that when the pulley abuts against the abutting surface 461 of the first release member 460 and is pushed, the rotation of the pulley can reduce the friction resistance, thereby avoiding jamming, and helping to reduce wear and increase service life.

[0121] refer to Fig.16In some embodiments, the body adjustment device further includes a head restraint mechanism 100, which is disposed on the side of the support mechanism 200 away from the ankle restraint mechanism 400, and is used to restrain the head of the poultry, so as to prevent the body from shifting due to the shaking of the head. In order to better restrain the head of the poultry, the neck of the poultry can be appropriately stretched to form a position and posture adjustment in a first direction. For example, in some embodiments of the body adjustment device, a stretching device 700 is further included. The stretching device 700 is connected to the support mechanism 200 and / or the head restraint mechanism 100. The stretching device 700 is configured to drive the support mechanism 200 and the head restraint mechanism 100 to move apart until the neck of the poultry is stretched along the stretching direction (at least along the first direction). The stretching device 700 can adopt a variety of power mechanisms, as long as the spacing adjustment between the head restraint mechanism 100 and the support mechanism 200 can be achieved. Reference Fig.16 The stretching device 700 of this embodiment is connected to the head restraint mechanism 100, and can adopt the constant force component in the previous embodiment to achieve constant force output and stretching of the head restraint mechanism 100 through a counterweight, a fixed pulley and a bracket.

[0122] In some embodiments, for the support mechanism 200 with the femoral restraint mechanism 500, on the basis of restraining the poultry's femur by the femoral restraint mechanism 500, the neck is stretched at least along the first direction by the head restraint mechanism 100 and the stretching device 700, so that the femurs on both sides of the body can be abutted against the first abutting portion 511 of the femoral restraint mechanism 500, so that the body of the poultry is effectively restrained in the first direction. Among them, the specific form of the head restraint mechanism 100 can be of various types, as long as it can restrain the head, thereby being able to stretch or waterproof the neck of the poultry by increasing or decreasing the distance between the head and the body. Fig.16 The head restraint mechanism 100 of this embodiment includes a support 120 and a head support member 110. The head support member is connected to the support 120. The head support member 110 is provided with a bracket 111 for supporting the head of the poultry. The bracket 111 is used to accommodate the neck of the poultry, thereby restraining the head of the poultry in at least a first direction.

[0123] From the above, it can be seen that the body adjustment device of the embodiment of the present application can achieve effective restraint and adjustment of the body. Compared with the manual assisted restraint method, it can effectively improve efficiency and improve the consistency of body restraint. After the body is restrained and the posture is adjusted, it can ensure the smooth progress of subsequent processing operations and effectively improve the accuracy and efficiency of the operation.

[0124] The second aspect of the present application provides a body adjustment method for performing corresponding body adjustments when the poultry is restrained. Taking the poultry to be processed as a reference, the direction from the tail toward the head is the first direction, the opposite direction of the distribution of the femurs on both sides of the body is the second direction, and the direction from the chest and abdomen toward the back is the third direction. The body adjustment method of the embodiment of the present application includes: the body adjustment device is placed on the poultry; the body adjustment device restrains the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry at least in the third direction; the body adjustment device restrains the ankles of the poultry; the body adjustment device adjusts the relative position of the ankles and chest and / or ankles and abdomen of the poultry at least in the third direction to stretch the legs of the poultry. It can achieve effective restraint of the poultry body and stretching of the legs, thereby adjusting the posture of the poultry body, which is conducive to the smooth progress of subsequent processing.

[0125] During operation, the poultry can be restrained by the body adjustment device of the first aspect embodiment mentioned above, and the chest and / or abdomen of the poultry can be restrained at least in the third direction by the support mechanism 200, thereby achieving support for the body and positioning in the third direction. It can be understood that the ankles of the poultry's feet are distributed along the second direction. Therefore, the ankles of the poultry's feet are restrained by the ankle restraint mechanism 400, so that the ankles can be restrained separately in at least the second direction, which can avoid the deflection of the body around the third direction, ensure the position certainty of the body in the second direction, and achieve the restraint positioning of the body and the adjustment of the posture.

[0126] In some embodiments, the body adjustment device adjusts the relative position of the ankles and the chest and / or abdomen of the bird in at least a third direction to stretch the legs of the bird, including:

[0127] The body adjustment device lifts the abdomen and / or chest of the bird in at least a third direction to move the abdomen and / or chest of the bird away from the ankles in at least the third direction;

[0128] Alternatively, the body adjustment device stretches the ankle of the bird in at least a third direction so that the ankle of the bird is moved away from the abdomen and / or chest of the bird in at least the third direction;

[0129] Alternatively, the body adjustment device lifts the bird's abdomen and / or chest in at least a third direction, and the body adjustment device stretches the bird's ankles in at least a third direction to move the bird's ankles away from the bird's abdomen and / or chest in at least the third direction.

[0130] During operation, the body adjustment device of the first aspect embodiment can be used to restrain the body of the poultry, and the stretching of the legs can be achieved through the relative movement between the support mechanism 200 and the ankle restraint mechanism 400. For example, the support mechanism 200 is moved relative to the ankle restraint mechanism 400 so that the body of the poultry is moved away from the ankle in at least the third direction, thereby achieving the stretching of the legs; or, the ankle restraint mechanism 400 is moved relative to the support mechanism 200 so that the ankle of the poultry is moved away from the body in at least the third direction, thereby achieving the stretching of the legs; or, the ankle restraint mechanism 400 and the support mechanism 200 are moved away from each other in at least the third direction so that the body of the poultry and the ankle are moved away from each other in at least the third direction, thereby achieving the stretching of the legs. As can be seen from the above, the body adjustment method of the embodiment of the present application can be used to adjust the body of the poultry, thereby reducing the requirements for the placement posture of the poultry when restraining the poultry. When restraining the poultry, the poultry can be placed in the posture adjustment device of the embodiment of the present application with its head facing the first direction in any posture, and the chest of the poultry body is restrained at least in the third direction by the support mechanism 200, and the ankles of the poultry are restrained at least in the second direction and the third direction by the ankle restraint mechanism 400, and the abdomen of the poultry is lifted at least along the third direction by the abdomen support mechanism 201, so that the chest and abdomen are supported and restrained at least in the third direction, and the ankles are restrained at least in the second direction and the third direction, thereby realizing the restraint and posture adjustment of the body, reducing the requirements for the placement posture of the poultry, and effectively ensuring the consistency of the poultry posture during batch operation, which helps to improve the efficiency of poultry processing and is suitable for mechanized processing operations of poultry.

[0131] In some embodiments, the body adjustment method further includes: the body adjustment device constrains the femur position of the poultry at least in the first direction. It can be seen from the bone distribution characteristics of poultry that the femur of the poultry is located outside the two sides of the body, forming a relatively obvious convex structure with a certain position, and for poultry, after the femur position is constrained, its body is usually difficult to move autonomously, and under the premise that the femur position is effectively constrained, the swing of its head, forelimbs or hind limbs has little effect on the body position. Therefore, the embodiment of the present application can realize the effective limitation of the body by constraining the femur of the poultry, thereby facilitating the smooth progress of various subsequent processing operations, and is suitable for injection, identification, diagnosis and treatment and other processing operations in poultry breeding.

[0132] In some embodiments, the body adjustment method is applied to a body adjustment device including a femoral restraint mechanism 500, and the body adjustment method includes: the body adjustment device applies a first force to the poultry, and under the first force, the femur of the poultry abuts the femoral restraint mechanism 500 at least in a first direction. Thereby, the femoral position is restrained. During operation, the poultry can be restrained by the body adjustment device of the first aspect embodiment described above, wherein the femoral position of the poultry is restrained at least in the first direction by the femoral restraint mechanism 500. Due to the protruding feature of the femoral position, the first abutment 511 in the femoral restraint mechanism 500 can abut against the femur on the side of the femur facing the head, thereby restraining the femur in this direction.

[0133] In some embodiments, the body adjustment method further includes: the body adjustment device applies a first force to the bird, and under the first force, the femur of the bird abuts against the femur constraint mechanism 500 at least along a first direction, including at least one of the following:

[0134] The body adjustment device applies a pulling force to the head or neck of the bird at least in a first direction, and under the action of the pulling force, the femur of the bird abuts against the femur restraint mechanism 500 at least in the first direction;

[0135] The body adjustment device applies a thrust to the tail or femur of the poultry body at least in a first direction. Under the action of the thrust, the femur of the poultry abuts against the femoral restraint mechanism 500 at least along the first direction.

[0136] Under the action of the pulling force and / or pushing force, the body of the bird can move in the first direction to abut against the femoral restraint mechanism 500, thereby achieving abutment and restraint of the femoral position, thereby improving the accuracy of body restraint. During operation, the bird can be restrained in the body adjustment device of the first embodiment, wherein:

[0137] The manner in which the body adjustment device of the first aspect embodiment applies tension to the head or neck of the poultry in at least a first direction includes: by means of the head restraint mechanism 100, the position of the head of the poultry is restrained in at least a second direction and the neck of the poultry is stretched in at least a first direction, thereby applying tension to the body; in cooperation with the femoral restraint mechanism 500, the stretching of the neck can also help the femur to maintain its position against the femoral restraint mechanism 500, thereby achieving the restraint of the femoral position and the stretching of the neck, enabling the femur to abut against the first abutting portion 511 to achieve effective restraint of the femur position of the poultry, helping to improve processing efficiency, and can be used in precise processing operations.

[0138] The manner in which the body adjustment device of the first aspect embodiment applies a thrust to the tail or femur of the poultry's body at least in the first direction includes: pushing the poultry's body at least along the first direction through a pushing device arranged on the side of the femoral restraint mechanism 500 away from the head, which may be by directly pushing the body or by pushing other parts. For example, by pushing the femur, arm bone, tail or other parts of the body at least along the first direction, a thrust is applied to the body to push the poultry's body toward the first direction, so that the femur can be supported against the femoral restraint mechanism 500 to achieve effective constraint of the femur position of the poultry, which helps to improve processing efficiency and can be used in precise processing operations.

[0139] In the body adjustment method of the embodiment of the present application, the order of each step can be adaptively adjusted according to actual needs, so as to achieve effective restraint and adjustment of the poultry body.

[0140] From the above, it can be seen that the body adjustment device and adjustment method of the embodiments of the present application can be used to restrain and adjust the posture of poultry during processing operations during poultry breeding, thereby facilitating the smooth progress of subsequent processing operations, and are particularly suitable for auxiliary constraints during processing operations on internal and external parts of the body to ensure the accuracy of the operation.

[0141] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the knowledge of ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field without departing from the purpose of the present application. In addition, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

Claims

1. A body adjustment device, characterized in that include: A support mechanism, including a breast support mechanism for supporting the breast of the bird in a third direction and / or an abdomen support mechanism for supporting the abdomen of the bird in a third direction; An ankle restraint mechanism is arranged adjacent to the support mechanism along a first direction, the ankle restraint mechanism comprises a fixing frame and a locking assembly, the locking assembly is arranged on the fixing frame, the fixing frame is provided with two slots, the slots are used to accommodate the ankles of the poultry, the slots have openings for the ankles to enter, the locking assembly is used to close the openings to restrain the ankles in the slots, wherein the locking assembly comprises a locking drive and two locking members, the locking members comprise a locking portion and a driving portion, the driving portion is connected to the locking drive, the locking portion is correspondingly located at one side of the opening, and the locking drive is used to drive the locking portion to move relative to the fixing frame to open or close the opening; Lifting mechanism and / or ankle stretching mechanism; The lifting mechanism is connected to the supporting mechanism and is used to lift the supporting mechanism at least in a third direction to move relative to the ankle restraining mechanism so as to move the bird body away from the ankle at least in the third direction; The ankle stretching mechanism is connected to the ankle restraining mechanism and is used to drive the ankle restraining mechanism to move so as to stretch the ankle of the bird away from the bird's body along at least a third direction.

2. The body adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that The lifting mechanism also includes a constant force component, which is used to drive the support mechanism to move at least along the third direction. The constant force component is connected to the support mechanism, and the constant force component provides a force to drive the support mechanism to maintain lifting along the third direction.

3. The body adjustment device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism further includes a lifting guide extending along the third direction. The supporting mechanism is slidably connected to the lifting guide, and the lifting guide is used to limit the movement of the supporting mechanism along the third direction.

4. The body adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support mechanism comprises a chest support mechanism for supporting the breast of the bird, the lifting mechanism is connected to the chest support mechanism and is used to lift the chest support mechanism at least along the third direction to adjust the position of the chest support mechanism relative to the ankle restraint mechanism; And / or, the supporting mechanism includes an abdominal supporting mechanism for supporting the abdomen of the poultry, and the lifting mechanism is connected to the abdominal supporting mechanism and is used to lift the abdominal supporting mechanism at least along the third direction to adjust the position of the abdominal supporting mechanism relative to the ankle restraint mechanism.

5. The body adjustment device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The support mechanism comprises a breast support mechanism for supporting a poultry breast, wherein the breast support mechanism comprises a support member, wherein the support member is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove can at least receive a part of the poultry breast.

6. The body adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two locking members are slidably connected to the fixing frame, a locking elastic member is connected between the locking members, the locking elastic member provides elastic force to make the locking members move toward each other to close the opening, and the locking driving member is used to drive the locking part to move relative to the fixing frame to open the opening.

7. The body adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The body adjustment device also includes a femoral restraint mechanism, which includes a first restraint member, which is provided with a pair of first abutment portions. The interval between the first abutment portions can accommodate the body of the poultry, and the first abutment portions can abut on the side of the femur of the poultry facing the head.

8. The body adjustment device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The femoral restraint mechanism also includes a driving mechanism, the first restraint member includes two clips, and the first supporting portion is provided on the side of the clips facing each other. The driving mechanism drives the clips to move to change the distance between the two first supporting portions. The first supporting portions can respectively support the sides of the poultry, and can support the femur on the side of the femur facing the head.

9. The body adjustment device according to claim 8, characterized in that The femoral restraint mechanism also includes a linkage mechanism and two mounting seats, the clamping parts are respectively connected to one of the mounting seats, and the two mounting seats are respectively connected to the linkage mechanism, and the linkage mechanism can make the two clamping parts move toward or away from each other synchronously.

10. The body adjustment device according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes a head restraint mechanism, which is arranged on a side of the support mechanism away from the ankle restraint mechanism and is used to restrain the head of the poultry.

11. The body adjustment device according to claim 10, characterized in that It also includes a stretching device, which is connected to the femoral restraint mechanism and / or the head restraint mechanism, and is configured to drive the femoral restraint mechanism and the head restraint mechanism to move away from or towards each other.

12. A method for adjusting the body, characterized in that: The body adjustment device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, the method comprising: The body adjustment device is placed on a bird; The body adjustment device constrains the breast and / or abdomen of the bird in at least a third direction through the support mechanism; The body adjustment device restrains the ankles of the bird through the ankle restraint mechanism; The body adjustment device adjusts the relative position of the ankle and the chest and / or the abdomen of the poultry at least in a third direction through the lifting mechanism and / or the ankle stretching mechanism to stretch the legs of the poultry.

13. The method of body adjustment according to claim 12, characterized in that: The body adjustment device adjusts the relative position of the ankle and the chest and / or the abdomen of the bird at least in the third direction through the lifting mechanism and / or the ankle stretching mechanism to stretch the legs of the bird, including: The body adjustment device lifts the abdomen and / or chest of the bird at least in the third direction through the lifting mechanism, so that the abdomen and / or chest of the bird moves away from the ankle at least in the third direction; Alternatively, the body adjustment device stretches the ankle of the bird at least in the third direction through the ankle stretching mechanism, so that the ankle of the bird moves away from the abdomen and / or chest of the bird at least in the third direction; Alternatively, the body adjustment device lifts the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry at least in the third direction via the lifting mechanism, and the body adjustment device stretches the ankles of the poultry at least in the third direction via the ankle stretching mechanism, so that the ankles of the poultry are moved away from the abdomen and / or chest of the poultry at least in the third direction.

14. The method of body adjustment according to claim 12, characterized in that: Applied to a body adjustment device including a femoral restraint mechanism, the method further comprises: the body adjustment device restrains the femoral position of the bird in at least a first direction via the femoral restraint mechanism.

15. The method of body adjustment according to claim 14, characterized in that: The body adjustment device constrains the femur position of the bird at least in a first direction through the femur constraint mechanism, comprising: The body adjustment device applies a first force to the bird, and under the first force, the femur of the bird abuts the femur restraint mechanism at least along a first direction.

16. The method of body adjustment according to claim 15, characterized in that: A body adjustment device including a head restraint mechanism and / or a propulsion mechanism; the body adjustment device applies a first force to the poultry, and under the first force, the femur of the poultry abuts the femur restraint mechanism at least in a first direction, including at least one of the following: The body adjustment device applies a pulling force to the head or neck of the bird in at least a first direction through the head restraint mechanism, and under the action of the pulling force, the femur of the bird abuts against the femur restraint mechanism in at least the first direction; The body adjustment device applies a thrust to the tail or femur of the body of the poultry at least in a first direction through the pushing device, and under the action of the thrust, the femur of the poultry abuts against the femoral restraint mechanism at least along the first direction.

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