Poultry Carcass Inspection Selection Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current inspection systems for poultry processing lines are prone to incorrect identification and removal of carcasses and viscera packages, leading to potential contamination and public health risks due to inaccurate button pressing and lack of precise tracking in fast-moving lines.
Innovation Solution
A processing line with selection devices on poultry and viscera carriers, allowing inspectors to directly select carcasses and viscera packages for rejection, utilizing a single sensor and actuator system to ensure accurate removal into a dedicated bin, reducing contamination and operational complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a switchboard with multiple buttons is used for inspection selection, then the inspector can select viscera packages and carcasses for removal, but incorrect identification and removal of carcasses and viscera packages occurs due to inaccurate tracking in fast-moving lines
Solution Approach 1:
The selection device is mounted on the carrier itself, allowing the carrier to identify and select its own associated carcass or viscera package. This self-identifying mechanism eliminates the need for external tracking systems and button boards, ensuring that the selection action is always correctly associated with the intended item even in fast-moving lines.
Solution Approach 2:
The selection device acts as an intermediary element that physically connects the inspector's selection action to the specific carrier. This intermediary mechanism ensures that the selection signal is automatically and accurately transmitted to the correct carrier without requiring complex tracking or identification systems.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple bins are used for rejected viscera packages and carcasses, then proper separation is achieved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the rejection functions for both viscera packages and carcasses into a single receptacle. Since rejected items are already identified for removal and destruction, combining them in one bin simplifies the system while maintaining food safety through proper destruction protocols, eliminating the need for separate bins for different item types.
3Measurement precision
If tracking systems are implemented to monitor carrier positions, then accurate identification is possible, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The selection device is mounted on the carrier itself, allowing the carrier to identify and select its own associated carcass or viscera package. This self-identifying mechanism eliminates the need for external tracking systems and button boards, ensuring that the selection action is always correctly associated with the intended item even in fast-moving lines.
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AI summary
Method and processing line for inspecting a poultry carcass and/or a viscera package taken out from the poultry carcass, wherein said poultry carcass and/or viscera package are respectively suspended from a poultry carrier and a viscera carrier that move in the processing line and wherein the inspection is carried out by an inspector selecting a particular poultry carcass and/or viscera package as to be rejected. At least one of the poultry carrier and the viscera carrier is provided with a selection device that moves together with the concerning poultry carrier and viscera carrier in the processing line, wherein the inspector operates the selection device to directly and unambiguously select the poultry carcass and/or viscera package suspended from said carrier to be rejected.