Poultry transferring device
US4574428A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C21/0053
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring fowl from shackles carried on a first conveyor line to shackles carried on another conveyor line. The apparatus includes a positioning means for positioning the fowl for transfer to a transfer wheel positioned between the first conveyor line and the second conveyor line. The transfer wheel 40 has a plurality of gripping devices 56 which grip the legs of the chicken as the chicken is rotated from adjacent the first conveyor line to the second conveyor line. When the transfer wheel is rotated so that the chicken is positioned adjacent the second conveyor line, a rotatable wheel 74 engages the ankles of the chicken forcing the chicken into a shackle 76 carried on the second conveyor line. The second conveyor line is equipped with a shackle positioning device 82 which hold the shackle during the transfer operation. After the chicken has been transferred to the second conveyor line, a slide block having a finger projecting outwardly therefrom engages the chicken between its spread legs wedging the ankles into the notches provided on the shackle.
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