Equipment for Sexing and Analyzing the Individual Characteristics of Birds, which is described as an automatic delivery system, consisting of a set of three conveyor belts (10) (11) (12), preferably 80 mm wide, made of canvas. The conveyors are driven individually by shafts connected to their respective transmission boxes (10A) (11A) (12A) and to their respective induction motors (10B) (11B) (12B). The speed of these motors is controlled by frequency inverters. Each conveyor operates at a different speed:
- the first conveyor (10) operates at a reduced speed—50% of the speed of conveyor (12);
- the second conveyor (11) at an intermediate speed—75% of the speed of conveyor (12);
- and the third conveyor (12) operates at high speed, between 0.5 and 1.5 m/s, but preferably 1 m/s. There are photoelectric sensors (15) along conveyor (12). When these sensors are triggered, they activate an articulated flap system (14). The system has a rotation axis at its upper end (14B) and is fixed to a small lever arm (14C) that is connected to the rod of a pneumatic actuator (14D) and is activated by it. The flap (14) is made of a rigid block (14A) of nylon with nylon bristles inserted into it. The flap (14) is positioned at the side of the fast conveyor belt (12) parallel to its direction, and also in front of the entrance to the first buffer compartment (13), which is fixed to the opposite side of the conveyor belt (12), also parallel to its direction. The buffer mechanism (13) should preferably be constructed in a rectangular tubular shape, at an angle of 60° to the floor and divided into multiple levels or sections, physically separated by at least two flaps (13A) (13B) and each section should have a photoelectric sensor (16A) (16B) to detect the presence of birds. This sensor (16A) (16B) sends an electrical signal to the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to notify it that a bird (P) is in the respective section and indicate that that section is occupied. These flaps (13A) (13B) are made of rubber that is rectangular and shaped to fit the buffer section (13), large enough to isolate the section. It is fixed by one edge to a metal shaft (13E) (13G), which in turn is attached to a small lever arm (13F) (13H) that is connected to the rod of a pneumatic actuator (13C) (13D). The flap (13A) is located in the last section of the buffer (13) and is integrated into the image capture head (2). The frame (1) of the unit includes a base (1A) that supports two vertical rails (1B) to allow the image capture head (2) to move. It has a number of warm air blowers distributed evenly at angles, placed at an upward angle. The frame (1) also has a cam system (3) attached to a shaft (4) positioned by bearings (5) and driven by a motor (9), with a follower (3A) attached through bearings to a fixed shaft (3B) at one end and at the opposite end it supports the retaining structure of the head (2D). There is also a camera (6) and light source (7) positioned at the top center of the head (2). The image capture head (2) is fixed by its outer side to the guides (8) and attached to the rails (1B), which allow the component to move in a vertical direction. The birds (P) are delivered into the head (2) through the top (the opposite side to the hatch (2B)). The aforementioned image capture head (2) is cylindrical and divided into two levels (2A) (2E) with different diameters. The first level (2A) has a bigger internal diameter and the inner chamber (2J) is in the shape of a ring to allow the air pumped through the holes (2C) on the inside surface of the head (2) to circulate. The air chamber is fed by the connections (2F) for the hoses, which in turn are connected to the air distribution pipe (2G). This is fed by a high airflow fan and the temperature is controlled by an electric resistance system (2H). There are also holes (2C) arranged side by side along the diameter, pointing towards the geometric center of the head (2), on the side of the head with the larger internal diameter (2A). These are on its inside and connect the air chamber with the internal part of the head. The second level (2E) of the head (2), meanwhile, has a smaller internal diameter and is attached to the hatch (2B) for releasing the birds. It is fixed at one end to a metal shaft (2L) and this, in turn, is attached to a lever arm (2M), which is connected to the rod of a pneumatic actuator (2K) that operates it. The hatch (2B) remains closed while the analysis is going on, sealing the hole in the head and keeping the bird (P) in place. Once the analysis is over, the hatch (2B) is opened to release the bird and then closed for the next examination. A trigger is used to activate the camera (6) so that it takes at least 2 images of each bird during the downward motion of the image capture head (2). The opening from the hatch (2B) is linked to the three-position directing mechanism (17) which sends the bird (P) to the dispatch module. The directing mechanism (17) is formed by a “U” shaped tube (17A) that is fixed at an angle of 60° to the floor. The base width of the entrance at the top is 1.6 times that of the exit at the bottom, which should preferably have an opening of 80 mm. This forms a funnel. The underside of this chute (17A) is fixed to a rotating vertical shaft (17C) which allows it to rotate horizontally. This rotating vertical shaft is connected to two lever arms (17D) with an angle of 45° between them. These lever arms in turn, are connected at their opposite ends to two pneumatic actuators (17B), one for each arm, which allow the chute to be rotated into three fixed positions—−45°, 0° and 45°. This rotation is controlled by the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), which activates the actuators (17B) to rotate to the correct position