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US 2006/0217051 A1Published application
Converting a fluctuating stream of poultry into a uniforms stream of poultry
AssigneeStork PMT B.V.
InventorJohannes Gerrits
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AssigneeStork PMT B.V.
InventorJohannes Gerrits
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In poultry slaughterhouses, birds arrive in batches. Birds are delivered in holders (2), are unloaded and are connected to carriers (14). The birds are then introduced into the slaughterhouse and slaughtered, after which further processing take place. The supply is variable over the course of time. However, the slaughtering is a continuous process. The present invention evens out the supply variability, so that a uniform stream of birds which is well matched to the continuous process in the slaughterhouse is obtained. A conveyor device (8, 9) having a controllable speed is positioned between the point at which the birds are unloaded from the holders and the point at which the birds are connected to a carrier. The speed of this conveyor device is controlled in such a manner that the number of birds which leaves the conveyor device is substantially uniform. It is also possible to control the speed of unloading. It is also possible for measurements to be performed at various points in the system and for these measurements to be fed back to the controllable conveyor device. In this way it is then possible to automatically generate a uniform stream of birds.
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Device for converting a stream of living poultry which fluctuates over the course of time into a stream of living poultry which is substantially uniform over the course of time in a slaughter line, the device comprising at least the following stations:
Device according to claim 34, wherein the unloading station comprises at least one sensor which measures at least one parameter relating to the unloading, which parameter is preferably selected from a group of parameters which comprises:
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Method for making a fluctuating stream of living poultry in a slaughter line substantially uniform, the slaughterline comprising an unloading station, a conveying station and a connecting station, wherein the poultry is delivered to the unloading station in at least one holder, wherein the poultry is unloaded from the at least one holder in the unloading station and is transferred to the conveying station, wherein the stream of poultry is formed, and wherein the conveying station comprises at least one conveyor device, wherein the stream of poultry is conveyed in the conveying station and is transferred to the connecting station, where the poultry is connected to carriers, characterized in that the number of birds which is transferred per time unit to the conveying station by the unloading station or to the connecting station by the conveying station is controlled in order to reduce fluctuations in the stream of poultry.
Method according to claim 33, wherein the poultry is stunned before arriving in the connecting station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.