Method for conveying standing animals
AssigneePeter Fuchs Technology Group AG
InventorPeter Fuchs
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Abstract
In a method for conveying live animals, a conveying channel having a dosing belt is moved in a conveying direction and side walls extending along the dosing belt separated by animal shoulder widths confine the animals. Standing animals are loaded onto the belt in a column with the head of each animal oriented in a desired direction relative to the conveying direction and with separation between the animals. Separating barriers transversely across the dosing belt are moved with the dosing belt and the animals to maintain separation between the animals. A chest belt can be employed to carry the animals, substantially fixing their positions.
Claims10
A method for conveying a sequence of individual live animals comprising the steps of
- providing a conveying channel having a dosing belt moving in a desired conveying direction and side walls extending along the dosing belt separated by a predetermined distance,
- at a loading station, loading standing animals onto the belt in a column with the head of each animal oriented in a desired direction relative to the conveying direction and with separation between the animals,
- inserting separating barriers transversely across the dosing belt separating individual animals from each other and moving the separating barriers with the dosing belt carrying the animals to maintain separation between the animals, and
- conveying the animals in the channel to a destination station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.