Arrangement and method for conveying poultry
US11297845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C21/0007
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement, apparatus and method for conveying poultry is provided. The arrangement transfers slaughtered poultry between conveying lines and has at least one rotary device for conveying suspended poultry along a curved conveying path with suspension mounts, each designed to hold a poultry body by both legs. A linear motor conveying device with a guide rail, which comprises a linear drive, forms a circulating conveying path and has runners, each arranged to be separately controllable and movable along the guide rail by the linear drive. A holding element is designed to accommodate one poultry leg at a time, with one of the holding elements arranged on each runner. The rotary device and the linear motor conveying device are arranged such that, in a transfer region, the curved conveying path at least partially overlaps with a curved portion of the circulating conveying path in order to transfer the poultry.
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