Apparatus for transferring slaughtered poultry from a first suspension conveyer towards a second suspension conveyer
US5672098A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/61
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for transferring slaughtered poultry from a first suspension conveyor towards a second suspension conveyor, having a supply station contiguous with the first suspension conveyor and a discharge station contiguous with the second suspension conveyor. The device included a transfer unit positioned between the two suspension conveyors, the transfer unit being provided with a receiving station which is drivable in synchronization with the supply station and with a delivery station which is drivable in synchronization with the discharge station and further with a transfer track connecting the receiving station with the delivery station and vice versa, the track including a transfer mechanism movable there along with carriers for the poultry. The transfer track has a roundgoing support onto which the transfer mechanism is mounted such that in a not obstructed situation the transfer mechanism does not carry out a relative movement in respect to the support, but can move relative to the support when in an obstructed situation.
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