CARCASS SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND CARCASS SUSPENSION METHOD

• Main Author: SEKIGUCHI MITSUAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 13.06.2022
• Subjects: BUTCHERING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH

To provide a carcass suspension system and a carcass suspension method capable of abolishing the suspension work of poultry carcasses by workers.SOLUTION: A poultry carcass automatic suspension system 100 is provided for automatically suspending laid poultry carcasses T to shackles 102. The poultry carcass automatic suspension system includes: a body trunk alignment device 110 for aligning body trunks of the poultry carcasses T in a certain direction; a head leg direction determination device 105 for aligning directions of head sides and leg sides of the poultry carcasses T with the body trunks aligned by the body trunk alignment device 110; a back/belly direction determination device 107 for aligning directions of the back/belly parts of the poultry carcasses T with the directions of the head side and the leg side aligned by the head leg direction determination device 105; and a suspension device 108 for holding the leg parts of the poultry carcasses T with the directions of the back/belly parts aligned by the back/belly direction determination device 107, and transferring the leg parts to the shackles 102.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】作業者による食鳥屠体の懸吊作業を廃止することが可能な屠体懸吊システム及び屠体懸吊方法を提供する。【解決手段】シャックル１０２に、横たわる食鳥屠体Ｔを自動で吊り下げるための食鳥屠体自動懸吊システム１００であって、食鳥屠体Ｔの体幹を一定方向に整列させる体幹整列装置１１０と、体幹整列装置１１０により体幹が整列された食鳥屠体Ｔの頭部側と脚部側との向きを揃える頭脚方向決め装置１０５と、頭脚方向決め装置１０５により頭部側と脚部側との向きが揃った食鳥屠体Ｔの背部と腹部との向きを揃える背腹方向決め装置１０７と、背腹方向決め装置１０７により背部と腹部との向きが揃った食鳥屠体Ｔの脚部を保持し、シャックル１０２に脚部を移載する懸吊装置１０８と、を備える。【選択図】図１