Method and apparatus for loading poultry carcasses into drag type positive control chiller
US4788831A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B4/064
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A chiller has a series of moving rakes for advancing poultry carcasses through a tank of chilling liquid for cooling the carcasses down to an acceptable temperature. The chiller includes a loader which permits loading of the carcasses into an end of the tank without subsequent damages to the carcasses by the rakes. The loader includes a gate which is biased open for permitting feeding of the carcasses through an inlet and onto a ramp in the loading end of the tank when the rakes are remote from the inlet, and is closed as the rakes approach the inlet so as to prevent pinching of the carcasses between the rakes and the ramp.
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