Automatic transfer apparatus

Details Automatic transfer apparatus Automatic transfer apparatus

1987-02-18

1988-12-20

Abercrombie, Willie G.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for arranging or rearranging stream of items

By laterally or vertically moving successive items in...

17 24, 198441, 198459, 198612, 19880314, A22C 2100

Patent

active

047917040

ABSTRACT:
An arrangement for transferring poultry carcasses such as the carcasses of birds being chickens, ducks, turkeys and the like, from one position to another may be used to transfer the poultry carcasses from a killing conveyor to an eviscerating conveyor, for example. The arrangement can, however, be used to transfer poultry carcasses from any one conveyor to another conveyor. The arrangement includes a rotatably mounted plate and associated structure for imparting a rotational moment thereto. A plurality of sector members are pivotally mounted on or connected to the plate at a position offset or spaced apart from the rotational mounting of the plate. The rotational moment of the plate can be imparted to the sector members. Members are provided to limit or control the pivotal movement of the sector members relative to each other and to the pivotal attachment point. On rotation of the plate, the rotational moment is imparted to the sectors which rotate and move and pivot relative to each other so that as the sector members move from one position to another, the spacing therebetween is variable by a distance corresponding substantially to the distance between the rotational mounting of the plate and the pivotal mounting of the sector members. Preferably, the sector members are provided in their base ends to accommodate portions of poultry carcasses.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4178659 (1979-12-01), Simonds
patent: 4574428 (1986-03-01), Meyn
patent: 4597133 (1986-07-01), van de Nieuwelaar
patent: 4660256 (1987-04-01), Innes et al.
patent: 4675943 (1987-06-01), Tabata

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Automatic transfer apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Automatic transfer apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Automatic transfer apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1902836