Poultry slitting system

Abstract

The poultry slitting system comprises a mounting frame, a conveying mechanism and slitting equipment, the mounting frame comprises a base and a hanging frame, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the hanging frame, the conveying mechanism comprises a chain, a sliding rail and a driving mechanism, the sliding rail is annularly arranged and is slidably connected with a plurality of poultry body hooks, and the poultry body hooks are arranged on the base. The chain is located above the sliding rail and used for driving the poultry body hook to move. A plurality of racks are hung on the hanging frame, a lifting frame is vertically connected to the racks in a sliding mode, a vertical push rod drives the lifting frame to move up and down, and the lifting frame is used for installing slitting equipment. The required rack is fixed to the required position of the mounting frame, after the slitting equipment is mounted on the rack, the conveying mechanism conveys poultry bodies to be slit to the slitting equipment to be slit, the lifting frame can adjust the overall height of the slitting equipment so as to adapt to the overall height of the current conveying equipment, and the application range is widened.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of poultry food processing, and in particular to a poultry cutting system. Background Art

[0002] White-feathered chicken is a poultry breed with high growth rate, high feed conversion rate and excellent meat production. my country's annual output is in the billions. Due to the excessive output, the cutting efficiency of white-feathered chicken is particularly important.

[0003] In the white-feather chicken cutting line, it is usually necessary to set up several workstations to cut the various parts of the poultry one by one, and the cutting process is mostly done manually, which is relatively dangerous. The traditional automatic cutting mechanism equipment is complex and cannot be adjusted for cutting poultry of various sizes. Moreover, the existing automatic cutting machine is a whole production line, and it is impossible to adjust, add or delete different workstations separately, resulting in the inability to adjust the process for poultry of different sizes, and the scope of application is poor.

[0004] Therefore, a cutting and conveying device for poultry is needed to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the deficiencies of the prior art, the present application provides a cutting and conveying device for poultry, which can adjust different workstations according to needs and can add or delete corresponding workstations according to needs.

[0006] The technical effects to be achieved by this application are achieved through the following solutions:

[0007] According to a first aspect of the present application, a poultry cutting system is provided, comprising a mounting frame, a conveying mechanism and a cutting device, wherein the mounting frame comprises a base and a hanging frame, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the hanging frame, the conveying mechanism comprises a chain, a slide rail and a driving mechanism, the slide rail is arranged in a ring shape and is slidably connected to a plurality of poultry hooks, the chain is located above the slide rail and is used to drive the poultry hooks to move; a plurality of racks are hung on the hanging frame, a lifting frame is vertically slidably connected to the rack, a vertical push rod drives the lifting frame to move up and down, and the lifting frame is used to install the cutting device.

[0008] Through this solution, the required frame is fixed to the required position of the mounting frame. After the slitting equipment is installed on the frame, the conveying mechanism conveys the poultry to be cut to the slitting equipment for cutting. The lifting frame can adjust the overall height of the slitting equipment to adapt to the overall height of the current conveying equipment, thereby improving the scope of application.

[0009] Preferably, the slitting equipment includes a tail slitting machine, a chicken neck slitting machine, a wing spreading machine, a wing tip slitting machine, a wing middle slitting machine, a wing root slitting machine, a breast pre-slitting machine, a breast cap slitting machine, a front half carcass slitting machine, a ischium slitting machine, a leg processing machine and a drumstick slitting machine which are arranged in sequence along the moving direction of the chain.

[0010] Through this solution, fine cutting is performed on different parts, and the complete division of the poultry body can be completed without human intervention.

[0011] Preferably, the tail cutting machine, chicken neck cutting machine, wing spreading machine, wing tip cutting machine, wing middle cutting machine, wing root cutting machine, breast cap cutting machine, front half carcass cutting machine, ischium cutting machine and leg processing machine are respectively installed on corresponding lifting frames.

[0012] Through this solution, due to the setting of the lifting frame, accurate cutting can be achieved for different joint positions of different poultry bodies.

[0013] Preferably, the rack comprises a vertically arranged sliding frame and a mounting frame horizontally fixed to the top of the sliding frame, and a mounting lug is provided on the top of the mounting frame.

[0014] Through this solution, the mounting frame is fixedly connected to the transmission mechanism through the mounting lugs, and the sliding frame is used to install and adjust the lifting frame.

[0015] Preferably, a guide rail is provided on the inner side of the sliding frame, the lifting frame is slidably connected to the guide rail, one end of the vertical push rod is fixed to the mounting frame, and the other end is connected to the top of the lifting frame.

[0016] Through this solution, the vertical movement of the lifting frame is guided and stabilized to ensure the accuracy of its position. The vertical push rod is, for example, an electric push cylinder, which can perform fine adjustment in height to adapt to the cutting of poultry of different types and sizes.

[0017] Preferably, the lifting frame is provided with pulleys arranged opposite to each other, and the pulleys clamp the guide rail arrangement.

[0018] Through this solution, the lifting frame is connected by rolling through the pulley, which can reduce wear and tear and increase service life.

[0019] Preferably, the poultry hook comprises a support plate, the support plate is provided with hanging wheels around it, the hanging wheels are slidably connected to the slide rail, a commutator is rotatably connected to the support plate, a connecting rod is fixed at the bottom of the commutator, and a hook body is provided at the bottom of the connecting rod.

[0020] Through this solution, the commutator adjusts the angle of the hook body to meet the cutting needs of different slitting equipment and achieve the requirement of slitting different parts of the poultry body.

[0021] Preferably, the commutator includes a rotating block rotatably connected to the support plate, and the four corners of the rotating block are provided with commutation grooves pointing to the center. The slide rail is provided with a vertically arranged lever, and the lever can be inserted into the commutation groove to drive the rotating block to rotate 90 degrees.

[0022] According to the present invention, the commutator can be driven by only fixing the lever on the slide rail in front of the slitting device, which is simple, reliable and low-cost.

[0023] Preferably, the hanger includes a plurality of parallelly arranged cross beams, and the mounting ears are hung on the cross beams as required and fixed by bolts.

[0024] Through this solution, a plurality of beams can not only improve the strength, but also provide more fixed positions to meet the different slitting requirements of different workstations.

[0025] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a driving sprocket and a driving motor, wherein the driving sprocket is rotatably connected to both ends of the bracket, the driving motor drives one of the driving sprockets to rotate, and the other driving sprocket is coaxially connected to the breast pre-cutting machine.

[0026] Through this solution, chain transmission is adopted, and a plurality of poultry hooks can be hung on the chain to transport the poultry bodies to the corresponding cutting equipment.

[0027] Preferably, a drumstick leg unhooking device is provided at the rear of the drumstick leg slitting machine.

[0028] Through this solution, the split drumsticks can be automatically removed from the splitting hooks, and a limit spring structure is adopted to meet the requirements of the unhooking of drumsticks of different sizes, without manual operation, thereby improving the degree of automation.

[0029] According to one embodiment of the present application, the beneficial effect of adopting the poultry cutting system of the present application is that the height of the lifting frame can be adjusted, and it can adapt to poultry of different sizes and the cutting requirements of different workstations, thereby improving the scope of application of the device and improving the versatility within a certain range; it is convenient to adjust the sequence and add and delete different workstations, which not only facilitates assembly but also improves the scope of application; it has a high degree of automation, which greatly reduces the degree of manual intervention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the existing technical solutions, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0031] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a poultry cutting system in one embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the top view of the poultry cutting system;

[0033] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Side view schematic diagram of the structure of the poultry cutting system;

[0034] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle rack;

[0035] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the side structure of the middle frame;

[0036] Figure 6 for Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the middle poultry body hook;

[0037] Figure 7 for Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the commutator. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solution of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and corresponding drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0039] like Figure 1 As shown, a poultry cutting system in an embodiment of the present application includes a mounting frame, a conveying mechanism 20 and a cutting device, wherein the mounting frame includes a base 11 and a hanging frame 12, the conveying mechanism 20 is arranged on the hanging frame 12, the conveying mechanism 20 includes a chain, a slide rail 23 and a driving mechanism, the slide rail 23 is arranged in a ring shape and is slidably connected to a plurality of poultry hooks 300, the chain is located above the slide rail 23 and is used to drive the poultry hooks 300 to move; a plurality of racks 100 are hung on the hanging frame 12, a lifting frame 130 is vertically slidably connected to the rack 100, a vertical push rod 140 drives the lifting frame 130 to move up and down, and the lifting frame 130 is used to install the cutting device.

[0040] Through the scheme of this embodiment, the required frame 100 is fixed to the required position of the mounting frame. After the slitting equipment is installed on the frame 100, the conveying mechanism 20 conveys the poultry body to be cut to the slitting equipment for cutting. The lifting frame 130 can adjust the overall height of the slitting equipment to adapt to the overall height of the current conveying equipment, thereby improving the scope of application.

[0041] In one embodiment of the present application, the cutting equipment includes a tail cutting machine 201, a chicken neck cutting machine 202, a wing spreading machine 203, a wing tip cutting machine 204, a wing middle cutting machine 205, a wing root cutting machine 206, a breast pre-cutting machine 207, a breast cap cutting machine 208, a front half carcass cutting machine 209, a ischium cutting machine 210, a leg processing machine 211 and a drumstick cutting machine 212. Fine cutting for different parts can complete the complete segmentation of the poultry body without manual intervention.

[0042] In one embodiment of the present application, the tail cutter 201, the chicken neck cutter 202, the wing spreader 203, the wing tip cutter 204, the wing middle cutter 205, the wing root cutter 206, the breast cap cutter 208, the front half carcass cutter 209, the ischium cutter 210 and the leg processing machine 211 are respectively installed on the corresponding lifting frame 130. Due to the setting of the lifting frame 130, it can be ensured that different joint positions of different poultry bodies are accurately cut.

[0043] A guide mechanism is arranged at the front end of each cutting device, including a plurality of guide strips bent into various shapes, which can guide and squeeze the hanging poultry bodies to fix them, so as to facilitate cutting by the cutting mechanisms of each cutting device.

[0044] A plurality of feet are provided at the bottom of the base 11, and the height thereof can be adjusted to adjust the overall levelness of the device.

[0045] In one embodiment of the present application, the frame 100 includes a vertically arranged sliding frame 120 and a mounting frame 110 horizontally fixed to the top of the sliding frame 120, and a mounting lug 111 is provided on the top of the mounting frame 110. The mounting frame 110 is fixedly connected to the conveying mechanism 20 through the mounting lug 111, and the sliding frame 120 is used to install and adjust the lifting frame 130. The setting of the mounting lug 111 can flexibly and safely fix the installation position and fixed position of the equipment, and uniformly adjust the corresponding position size of each monomer cutting part.

[0046] In one embodiment of the present application, a guide rail 121 is provided inside the sliding frame 120, the lifting frame 130 is slidably connected to the guide rail 121, one end of the vertical push rod 140 is fixed to the mounting frame 110, and the other end is connected to the top of the lifting frame 130. The vertical push rod 140 plays a guiding and stabilizing role in the vertical movement of the lifting frame 130 to ensure the accuracy of its position. The vertical push rod 140 is, for example, an electric push cylinder, which can be finely adjusted in height to adapt to the cutting of poultry of different types and sizes.

[0047] The vertical push rod 140 is, for example, a servo electric cylinder, which can rise or fall a precise distance as required, so as to perform automatic control according to the type or size of the current poultry body, thereby greatly reducing the workload.

[0048] In one embodiment of the present application, the lifting frame 130 is provided with pulleys 131 arranged opposite to each other, and the pulleys 131 are arranged to clamp the guide rails 121. The lifting frame 130 can reduce wear and tear and increase service life through the rolling connection of the pulleys 131.

[0049] In one embodiment of the present application, the poultry body hook 300 includes a support plate 310, and the support plate 310 is provided with hanging wheels 311 around it. The hanging wheels 311 are slidably connected to the slide rail 23. A commutator 320 is rotatably connected to the support plate 310, and a connecting rod 312 is fixed at the bottom of the commutator 320. A hook body 313 is provided at the bottom of the connecting rod 312. The commutator 320 adjusts the angle of the hook body 313 to meet the cutting needs of different slitting equipment and meet the requirements of slitting different poultry body parts.

[0050] In one embodiment of the present application, the commutator 320 includes a rotating block 321 rotatably connected to the support plate 310, and the four corners of the rotating block 321 are provided with a commutation groove 322 pointing to the center, and the slide rail 23 is provided with a vertically arranged lever 24, and the lever 24 can be inserted into the commutation groove 322 to rotate the rotating block 321 by 90 degrees. The commutator 320 can be driven by only fixing the lever 24 on the slide rail 23 before the slitting device, which is simple, reliable, and low in cost.

[0051] The slide rail 23 in this embodiment is, for example, an I-beam bent into a ring shape. Each poultry body hook 300 is provided with four oppositely arranged hanging wheels 311, which are hung on the two side wing plates at the bottom of the I-beam to complete the sliding connection.

[0052] In one embodiment of the present application, the hanger 12 includes a plurality of parallel beams 13, and the mounting lugs 111 are hung on the beams 13 as required and fixed by bolts. A plurality of beams 13 can not only improve the strength, but also provide more fixed positions to meet the different slitting requirements of different workstations. The beams 13 are made of carbon steel and are supported on the base 11 by surrounding support steel beams.

[0053] In one embodiment of the present application, the driving mechanism includes a driving sprocket 22 and a driving motor 21. The driving sprocket 22 is rotatably connected to both ends of the hanger 12, and the driving motor 21 drives one of the driving sprockets 22 to rotate. When chain transmission is adopted, a plurality of poultry hooks 300 can be hung on the chain to be transported to the corresponding cutting equipment.

[0054] In this embodiment, a plurality of guide plates are provided at the bottom of the cross beam 13, which can guide the poultry hooks hung on the chains to the corresponding racks 100, and the positions and lengths of the guide plates are determined according to the needs of the current slitting equipment.

[0055] In one embodiment of the present application, a drumstick unhooking device 213 is provided at the rear of the drumstick cutting machine. The drumstick after segmentation is automatically removed from the segmentation hook, and a limit spring structure is adopted to meet the requirements of drumsticks of different sizes for unhooking, without manual operation, thereby improving the degree of automation.

[0056] The drumstick unhooking device includes a poultry hook clamping rod and an unhooking guide rod. The poultry hook clamping rod is used to clamp the poultry hook. When the assembly line is running, the poultry hook is guided to that position for directional movement and will not move up and down. The unhooking guide rod is arranged obliquely, supporting the drumstick from the bottom and gradually rising as the assembly line moves until it is detached from the poultry hook, completing the unhooking action.

[0057] The limit spring is hung at the front bottom of the unhooking guide rod and can be adaptively adjusted according to drumstick legs of different sizes and hanging heights.

[0058] When this system is in use, the pre-cooled white-feathered broiler carcasses are hung on the poultry hooks and run along the assembly line. The tails are cut off by the tail cutting machine (note: some customers have different processes and may have cut off the tails in the gutting line). The chicken body is turned by the lever and the necks are cut off by the chicken neck cutting machine (note: the chicken neck may or may not be with the head). The pre-cooled chicken wings are spread out by the wing spreading machine, and the wings are stretched as much as possible to facilitate the subsequent wing segmentation. The wing tip cutting machine, the wing middle cutting machine, and the wing root cutting machine are respectively cut into the wing tip, wing middle, and wing root, and the breast pre-cutting machine is used to cut the wing tip, wing middle, and wing root. The machine pre-cuts the chicken's abdomen to facilitate the division of the front half of the carcass, and then passes through the front half carcass cutting machine to cut the front half of the chicken carcass off (Note: according to the different process and product structure requirements of customers, the breast cap can be directly cut off after passing through the breast pre-cutting machine and the breast cap cutting machine), and then passes through the leg processing machine to separate the spine and ischium from the legs (Note: according to the different process and product structure requirements of customers, the two legs can be divided into two after passing through the ischium cutting machine), and passes through the drumstick cutting machine to separate the chicken thigh meat from the drumstick, and the drumstick is removed from the poultry hook through the drumstick unhooking device, and the whole cutting process is completed.

[0059] According to one embodiment of the present application, the beneficial effect of adopting the poultry cutting system of the present application is that the height of the lifting frame can be adjusted, and it can adapt to poultry of different sizes and the cutting requirements of different workstations, thereby improving the scope of application of the device and improving the versatility within a certain range; it is convenient to adjust the sequence and add and delete different workstations, which not only facilitates assembly but also improves the scope of application; it has a high degree of automation, which greatly reduces the degree of manual intervention.

[0060] It should be noted that the above detailed descriptions are exemplary and are intended to provide further explanation of the present application. Unless otherwise specified, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs.

[0061] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should also be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0062] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way can be interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0063] In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not explicitly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products, or apparatuses.

[0064] For ease of description, spatially relative terms, such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc., may be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" may include both "above" and "below". The device may also be positioned in other different ways, such as rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations, and the spatially relative descriptions used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0065] In the above detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this document. In the accompanying drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components unless the context indicates otherwise. The illustrated embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be used, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented herein.

[0066] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A poultry cutting system, comprising a mounting frame, a conveying mechanism and a cutting device, characterized in that: The mounting frame includes a base and a hanging frame, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the hanging frame, the conveying mechanism includes a chain, a slide rail and a driving mechanism, the slide rail is arranged in a ring shape and is slidably connected with a plurality of poultry hooks, the chain is located above the slide rail and is used to drive the poultry hooks to move; a plurality of racks are hung on the hanging frame, a lifting frame is vertically slidably connected to the rack, a vertical push rod drives the lifting frame to move up and down, and the lifting frame is used to install the slitting equipment.

2. The poultry cutting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slitting equipment includes a tail slitting machine, a chicken neck slitting machine, a wing spreading machine, a wing tip slitting machine, a wing middle slitting machine, a wing root slitting machine, a breast pre-slitting machine, a breast cap slitting machine, a front half carcass slitting machine, a ischium slitting machine, a leg processing machine and a drumstick slitting machine which are arranged in sequence along the moving direction of the chain.

3. The poultry cutting system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The tail cutting machine, chicken neck cutting machine, wing spreading machine, wing tip cutting machine, wing middle cutting machine, wing root cutting machine, breast cap cutting machine, front half carcass cutting machine, ischium cutting machine and leg processing machine are respectively installed on corresponding lifting frames.

4. The poultry cutting system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The frame includes a vertically arranged sliding frame and a mounting frame horizontally fixed to the top of the sliding frame, the top of the mounting frame is provided with a mounting lug, the inner side of the sliding frame is provided with a guide rail, the lifting frame is slidably connected to the guide rail, one end of the vertical push rod is fixed to the mounting frame, and the other end is connected to the top of the lifting frame.

5. The poultry cutting system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lifting frame is provided with pulleys arranged opposite to each other, and the pulleys clamp the guide rails.

6. The poultry cutting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The poultry hook comprises a support plate, the support plate is provided with hanging wheels around it, the hanging wheels are slidably connected to the slide rail, a commutator is rotatably connected to the support plate, a connecting rod is fixed at the bottom of the commutator, and a hook body is provided at the bottom of the connecting rod.

7. The poultry cutting system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The commutator includes a rotating block rotatably connected to the support plate, and four corners of the rotating block are provided with commutation grooves pointing to the center. The slide rail is provided with a vertically arranged lever, and the lever can be inserted into the commutation groove to drive the rotating block to rotate 90 degrees.

8. The poultry cutting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hanger includes a plurality of parallelly arranged cross beams, and the mounting ears are hung on the cross beams as required and fixed by bolts.

9. The poultry portioning system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The driving mechanism includes a driving sprocket and a driving motor. The driving sprocket is rotatably connected to the two ends of the bracket. The driving motor drives one of the driving sprockets to rotate, and the other driving sprocket is coaxially connected to the breast pre-cutting machine.

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