EP0027064B1 - Procédé et appareil de support et de contention notamment de volatiles - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil de support et de contention notamment de volatiles Download PDF

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EP0027064B1
EP0027064B1 EP80401277A EP80401277A EP0027064B1 EP 0027064 B1 EP0027064 B1 EP 0027064B1 EP 80401277 A EP80401277 A EP 80401277A EP 80401277 A EP80401277 A EP 80401277A EP 0027064 B1 EP0027064 B1 EP 0027064B1
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  • the present invention essentially relates to a method and an apparatus for supporting and restraining, in particular, birds, preferably young chicks, turkey poults, guinea fowls, said methods and apparatus being in a preferred embodiment applied to debeaking said birds.
  • DE-A-2 722 811 discloses a poultry debeaking device comprising a support means (47) for a volatile B, this support comprising a support piece for the head of a volatile provided with a recess (46) for receiving at least part of the head of the bird and in which the head is held manually immobilized by an operator for the debeaking operation, said part being provided with an opening through which the beak of the bird passes so as to allow debeaking by a debeaking element (60, 61-48).
  • this prior device has the major drawback of manual containment of the bird by the operator.
  • document US-A-3 774 578 discloses a poultry processing apparatus (27) comprising the provision of a table (21), preferably rotatably mounted on a frame, said table (21) comprising at least one support (22, 23, 24, 25) provided with retaining means (36, 37) having an open position for which the animal is free to be inserted into or released from the animal support, and a position closed for which the animal is held captive; closing means (29) retaining means (36, 37) to said closed position when an animal is inserted on the support and release means (29) retaining means (36, 37 ) to the open position to release an animal when desired.
  • an operator (28) places an animal on a support at loading station A and then manually actuates the closing means (29) of the retaining means (36) and then causes the table (21) to rotate to the next treatment station B or C.
  • the release of an animal is also carried out by actuation of the release means (29) of the retaining means (36, 37) up to the open position at the unloading station D.
  • This device has the major drawback of manual intervention by the operator to actuate the closing means of the retaining means, likewise for carrying out the rotation of the table by the rotating actuation device (34) actuated by the operator's foot (31) while the main retaining means (36) only restrain the feet of the animal.
  • This animal rests on a plate and is held in abutment against this plate by a weight (37) which is applied against the back of the animal, which does not prevent transverse movements of the animal.
  • the head of the animal is completely free which prohibits any operation on the head of the animal.
  • the treatments are carried out by the operator.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art by finding a solution making it possible to provide support and restraint for animals immobilizing the animal in a safe manner by preventing any movement of the latter on a part of his body or one or more treatments must be carried out in such a way that any treatment operation can be carried out automatically with sufficient precision, without the intervention of an operator.
  • this solution must also allow simply the intervention of an operator for the loading of a bird, all the following operations being carried out automatically.
  • an improved method and apparatus for supporting and restraining animals, preferably volatiles, performing an immobilization of the animal's head such that said methods and apparatus can preferably be applied automatic debeaking of birds.
  • the method of supporting and restraining animals, preferably birds according to the present invention comprises providing a table, rotatably mounted on a frame, said table comprising at least one animal support provided with retaining means having a open position for which the animal is free to be inserted into or released from the animal support, and a closed position for which the animal is held captive; means for closing the retaining means to said closed position when an animal is inserted on the support, and means for releasing the retaining means to the open position for releasing an animal when desired ; moving the rotating table so that each support passes successively in an animal loading station and in an animal unloading station, the insertion of an animal in each support at said loading station of a animal, with closure of the retaining means under the action of the closure means, and the release of an animal from its support at said unloading station, by bringing the closure means into the open position under the action of the release means ; characterized in that each animal support (30) comprises a front piece (50) for supporting the head of an animal provided with a recess (54)
  • this method is also characterized in that it comprises lowering the debeaking assembly from its non-operating position disposed above the table at the same time as the debeaking assembly is rotated to follow the rotation of the table; and the horizontal rotation relative to the debeaking assembly of the debeaking element towards the support vis-à-vis so as to debeak the volatile vis-à-vis.
  • the upper and lower spouts of the volatile are debeaked.
  • this method is characterized in that it comprises lowering the debeaking assembly from its non-operating position disposed above the table at the same time as the 'debeaking assembly is rotated to follow the rotation of the table; and only the vertical lowering with the debeaking assembly of the debeaking element so as to debeak only the upper beak of the bird.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a debeaking assembly in the vicinity of said table downstream relative to the loading station but upstream relative to the station unloading, said debeaking assembly comprising a debeaking element, movable between an operating position and a non-operating position so that each support is capable of passing, by rotation of the table, into the station formed by the debeaking assembly , and activating means for moving said debeaking assembly, with its element debeaking, in its operating position when a support arrives at the station formed by the debeaking assembly and after returning the debeaking assembly with its debeaking element to its non-operating position.
  • a debeaking assembly in the vicinity of said table downstream relative to the loading station but upstream relative to the station unloading, said debeaking assembly comprising a debeaking element, movable between an operating position and a non-operating position so that each support is capable of passing, by rotation of the table, into the station formed by the de
  • said means for suspending the bird carrier comprises a front piece constituting at least one part of a helmet, fixed to said table and having a recess receiving at least one part the head of the bird, said front piece having an opening at the top of the recess through which the beak protrudes while being kept closed.
  • Said suspension means further comprises a pair of profiled retaining devices mounted on said table to hold the head of the bird in said recess.
  • said retaining devices are arranged to extend across opposite edges of the bird's neck and then along the head to hold the head in the recess which is preferably conical.
  • the release means comprise a release element for automatically causing said release means to release its volatile on its arrival at the unloading station.
  • said releasing means comprise a spring pushing said retaining devices into a closed position against a volatile
  • said releasing means comprise a cam for forces said retaining devices to separate towards an open position to release said volatile.
  • each support further comprises a control element disposed in the passage of a volatile which is loaded into said support, to activate said cam by means of a connection so as to allow said spring to close said devices. retained on a volatile when the volatile is pressed against the control element.
  • said release element is arranged in the passage of said connection to return said cam to its position keeping the separate retaining devices in the open position.
  • the control element also serves as a tongue depressor, by acting either against the neck or between the spouts.
  • the debeaking assembly preferably comprises means for heating the debeaking element to burn the end of the spout and the aforementioned activating means advantageously include means for keeping the debeaking element heated against the end of the spout with pressure sufficient to burn the beak without damaging it so as to avoid injuring the beak thereby allowing the bird to feed.
  • the shape of the debeaking element and its movement are chosen to operate either one, that is to say the lower spout or the upper spout, or the two spouts and to provide the desired shape and the degree of debeaking .
  • the means for heating the debeaking element preferably comprises a gas nozzle and a source of flammable gas and, advantageously a means for supplying an air current in a tube arranged opposite the gas nozzle for remove both the hot air (to avoid overheating of any part that touches the bird) and the odor and smoke around the debeaker, said air stream being blown into said tube a place sufficiently spaced from the debeaking element so as to avoid cooling the debeaking element.
  • this current of air makes it possible to significantly reduce the flow envelope of the combustion gases brought to a very high temperature and which would be liable to seriously burn parts of the volatile and in particular the nozzle, that the we don't want to heat or burn.
  • the invention thus provides a suitable debeaking control at very high speed, requiring only a single operator who quickly and easily loads birds such as young chicks. Since the beak is simply burned and is not mechanically damaged by application of the debeaking element, the beak can be used by the bird for food.
  • the apparatus comprises a frame 1 mounted movable vis-à-vis a support leg 2 resting on the ground.
  • the apparatus comprises a table 20 rotatably mounted on the chassis 1, supported by a mandrel 22 forming the drive shaft of the rotary table 20, said shaft 22 being brought into rotation about the axis 24 by the motor 26 by a system drive 27 comprising a variable speed drive transmission 28.
  • the rotary table 20 comprises eight notches 21 to which are mounted volatile supports 30 for receiving volatiles at the loading station 31.
  • Each volatile support 30 comprises means 32 for the suspension of a volatile by its head with the head held immobilized.
  • the apparatus further comprises according to the preferred embodiment a debeaking assembly 34 at the debeaking station 35 in the vicinity of the rotary table 20, movable between an operating position and a non-operating position so that each support 30 is capable to pass, by rotation of the table 20, into the station 35 formed by the debeaking assembly 34. It also includes an unloading station 40 (see Figures 2, 4 and 5).
  • the apparatus according to the present invention also comprises, according to the preferred embodiment, activating means 41 for moving the debeaking assembly 34, comprising a debeaking element 110, to its operating position when a support 30 arrives at the station 35 formed by the debeaking assembly 34 and after to return the debeaking assembly 34 to its non-operating position (shown in Figure 1).
  • the suspension means 32 of each support 30 comprise a front piece 50 constituting at least part of a helmet, fixed to said table 20, and consisting of a metal block with a recess 54 to receive at least part from the bird's head.
  • the front piece 50 also has an opening 56 at the top of the recess 54 just wide enough to admit the end of the beak of the bird.
  • the recess 54 is preferably conical and is shaped to comfortably receive the head of the volatile to be treated.
  • the front piece 50 is removable and replaceable to allow the substitution of various shapes.
  • Each of the supports 30 further comprises a control element 62 constituted for example by a rod, arranged in the passage of a volatile which is loaded in said support 30 and for this purpose it extends horizontally through the recess 54, and is folded to extend into the recess.
  • a control element 62 constituted for example by a rod, arranged in the passage of a volatile which is loaded in said support 30 and for this purpose it extends horizontally through the recess 54, and is folded to extend into the recess.
  • Another configuration for the control element 62 is to extend straight through the notch 21 below the front piece 50, as shown at 62 ′ in FIG. 6a, in which case said control element acts against the neck of the bird rather than between its beaks.
  • the suspension means 32 of each support 30 also advantageously comprise a pair of retaining devices 66 mounted on said table 20 to hold the head of a bird in said recess 54.
  • the retaining devices 66 are in the embodiment shown constituted by the free ends of a serpentine spring 70 ( Figures 3 to 5), and are formed to extend across opposite edges of the bird's neck and then upward along and against the back of the head.
  • the first parts that extend across the neck are curved to conform to the neck and approach each other at 68, where the retainers are folded up to form vertical parts 69 s' bending at their free end to conform to the head of the bird.
  • the spring 70 is wound around the disc 71, which is mounted on the bottom wall of the table 20 on the upright 72 which extends across the slot 73 of the disc to allow a radial adjustment (from the axis 24) for varying the span of the retaining devices 66.
  • the retaining devices 66 pass between the discs 76 and 78 of the element 74, on the opposite edges of an eccentric cam 80 in the form of a bar fixed between the disks.
  • the discs 76 and 78 and the cam 80 are mounted to pivot around the axis 81 on a shaft 82 which is fixed in the table 20 to open and close the retaining devices 66.
  • arms 84 and 85 fixed to the element 74 extend in a general opposite direction from the shaft 81, and the arm 86 extends from the upright 88 to constitute a stopper vis-à-vis the arm 84 ( Figure 4), preventing right rotation of the cam 80 (from the point of view of Figure 4, looking from the side below the table 20), which thus keeps the retainer 66 open against the force of the spring 70.
  • the upright 88 is mounted on the table 20 to pivot around the axis 89, and includes fixed on this one above the table one end of the rod 62. When the arms 84 and 86 are arranged one against the other to keep the retainer open the rod 62 has pivoted somewhat outwards of the front piece 50.
  • a spring 90 pushes the upright 88 back into this position.
  • An inward movement of the control element 62 causes the upright 88 to pivot, moving the arm 86 away from the arm 84 to release the latter and allow the spring 70 to close the retainers 66, by rotating the cam 80 until it is aligned and balanced between the retainers 66 ( Figure 4).
  • a hollow upright 94 is mounted on the table 20 with its opening 96 positioned to be locked by the arm 84, which enters the slot 97 of the upright when the retainers are open.
  • the upright 94 thus also acts as a stopper vis-à-vis the arm 84 to protect the elastic limit of the retaining device 66, and also acts as a stopper vis-à-vis the arm 86 in its locking position ( Figure 7).
  • a release element constituted for example by a cam 98, is mounted on the drive shaft 22 at the unloading station 40 and is advantageously arranged in the passage of the end 99 turned down the arm 85, so as to pivot the arm 85, and from there the cam 60, to the left, that is to say clockwise (seen as above, from below from the table) to the open position, for which the spring 90 causes the arm 86 to pivot in turn to be placed against the arm 84, by locking the mechanism in the open position.
  • the aforementioned structure constitutes a connection which, with the release element 98 together form the release or release means mentioned above to cause the support 30 to release its volatile when it arrives at the unloading station 40 .
  • the debeaking assembly 34 ( Figure 8) includes a debeaking member 110 with an open end formed to fit around the end of the bird's beak. Although the end 111 is shown in FIG. 8 with a circular section, it can have other forms, depending on whether one wishes to treat one spout or both spouts, and according to the degree and the form of debeaking desired.
  • This shape can be the conical shape represented in FIG. 16 which is particularly suitable for carrying out the debeaking of the two spouts simultaneously or the semi-conical shape represented in FIG. 17 which is specifically adapted for performing the debeaking of the upper spout ( position shown) or the lower spout (in the reverse position).
  • the debeaking assembly 34 also includes means 112 for heating the debarking element 110 to burn the spout.
  • the heating means 112 comprises a nozzle 114 connected by the tube 116 to a source of propane or another gas to supply a flame to the debeaking element 110, typically above 700 ° C.
  • the debeaking assembly 34 further comprises means 113 for removing the hot air around the nozzle 114 to protect the appliance from overheating and for removing the combustion products from debeaking.
  • said means 113 for removing the hot air comprises an outlet duct 118, opposite the nozzle 114 which is supplied with a stream of fresh air by the duct 115 connected to a larger tube 117.
  • a fan means 119 blows air into the tube 117.
  • the debeaking element 110 extends between the nozzle 114 and the outlet duct 118 and is rigidly fixed to the tube 117. It should be noted that the free end of the conduit 115 is disposed in a location sufficiently spaced from the debeaking element 110 so as to avoid cooling the debeaking element 110 and especially the end 111 which performs debeaking.
  • the drive system 27 driven by the motor 26 and acting on the drive axis 22 comprises, as can be seen from FIG. 10, a main shaft 120 having at one end a toothed wheel 121 cooperating with a screw end 122 on an axis 123 of a pulley 124 supporting a belt 125 activated by a pulley 126 fixed on the arm 127 of the motor 26.
  • the other end of the main shaft 120 is connected by an oldham seal 128 to a secondary shaft 129 comprising an endless screw 130 cooperating with a toothed wheel 131 fixed to the shaft 22 for driving the rotary table 20.
  • the main and secondary shafts 120, 129 are mounted to rotate using several bearings 132, with respect to the chassis 1.
  • the debeaking assembly 34 is mounted on a mobile support 134, the latter being guided near one end 134a by the drive axis 22 to rotate freely relative to the drive axis 22.
  • the mobile support 134 door at its lower end on a plate 135 (see FIG. 11) which is fixed to an operating shaft 136 of the movable support 134 through an orifice 137 passing through it at a location preferably arranged opposite the end 134a of the mobile support 134, said operating shaft 136 being connected to the activator means 41 described below.
  • the activating means 41 comprise a wheel 140 rigidly mounted on the secondary shaft 129, constituting a double cam, each face comprising a cam path such as the cam path 141 shown in FIGS. 1, 11 and 10, the other path of cam 142 being shown only in FIG. 10.
  • the cam track 141 carries a roller 143 fixed to a lever 144 which is articulated at one end on an axis 145 rotatably mounted on a bearing 146, the other end supporting a vertical connecting rod 147 , hinged mounted on the lever 144, the other end of the vertical connecting rod 147 connected to the operating shaft 136 by a yoke 148 passing through a door 149 produced in the chassis 1.
  • a control rod 150 is fixed to one end of the axis 145, and at its other free end supports a drive rod 151 articulated at one end on the control rod 150 and is articulated at its other free end to the vertical rod 147.
  • the lever 144, the control rod 150, the drive rod 151 and the vertical rod 147 form substantially a parallelogram articulated which allows the rotation of the mobile support (134) and which is therefore deformable in space.
  • the drive link 151 is made in two parts 151a and 151b which are threaded and connected using a sleeve 152 also threaded so as to vary the length of the drive link 151 as well as the rotation of the mobile support 134.
  • the debeaking assembly 34 comprises three parts 160, 161, 162.
  • the part 160 comprises, as shown in FIG. 13, two guide elements 163, 164 passing through orifices 165, 166, respectively, made through the movable support 134.
  • the guide element 163 is long enough to abut at its free end against the rotary table 20 when the movable support 34 is lowered, its free end being provided with a screw 167 to vary his long total ur.
  • the part 161 comprises a finger 168 provided with a screw 169 securing the part 162 to the part 161.
  • the part 162 comprises a spring clip 170 for attaching a spring 171 between the part 162 and the clip 172 fixed to the movable support 134 Openings 173, 174, 175 are made respectively at parts 160, 161 and 162 to allow passage to the air tube 117 and to the gas pipe 116. However, the gas pipe 116 and the air pipe 117 are fixed to the part 162 by a pinching means 176.
  • the part 161 can be secured to the part 160 using a screw 177 capable of penetrating a hole provided in the part 160.
  • the part 161 comprises at its lower side an additional screw 178 (shown in FIG. 13) bearing on the mobile support 134 when the screw 167 does not already abut against the rotary table 20.
  • the finger 168 protrudes into a recess 180 made in the part 160, the dimension of the recess 180 being predetermined to allow the parts 162 and 161 to be pivoted within defined limits when the screw 177 does not engage in the part 160.
  • the air tube 117 pivots with the part 162 and the debeaking element is fixed to the air tube 177, this will allow the 'debeaking element to pivot to perform debeaking.
  • the parts 162 and 161 are fixed to the part 160 and do not pivot. In this case the debeaking element 110 is lowered only vertically to debeak the upper spout.
  • FIG. 15 we show in more detail the mechanism for lowering or lifting the frame 1 relative to the support leg 2.
  • This mechanism comprises a crank 181 comprising a worm 182 so as to raise or lower the frame 1 relative to the support leg 2.
  • the chassis 1 advantageously comprises a locking means 183 shown in FIG. 1 for locking the chassis 1 in a determined position.
  • the birds can be counted using any counting device known per se and which has therefore not been shown.
  • activating means 41 are such that the debeaking assembly 34 is moved through its complete cycles the same number of times as the number of supports 30 provided on the table 20 for each complete rotation of the table 20.
  • an operator loads a bird, such as a chick, into each support 30 when it reaches the station 31 by exerting pressure on the back of the bird's head to separate its upper and lower spouts, and pressing the open spout against the control element 62 to close the retaining devices 66, as described above, and forcing (using the conical surface of the recess 54) the spout to close and introduce itself in the opening 56 of the front piece 50.
  • a bird such as a chick
  • the mobile support 134 is brought by the activating means 41 previously described to descend to the table 20 and thus bring the debeaking assembly 34 also to descend and pivot outwards towards the support 30.
  • the guide element 136 abuts against the table 20, the downward movement of the part 160 of the debeaking assembly ceases.
  • the positive air flow from the duct 115 in the exhaust duct 118 induces an air current near the front part 50, in the tube 118, removing the excess of hot air to avoid overheating of the volatile or of the parts which it touches, by cooling the front part 50, and also by removing the products of combustion when the nozzle is burnt.
  • the screw 117 is engaged in the part 160 to secure the parts 162 and 161 with the part 160.
  • a downward movement of the part 160 caused by a movement towards the bottom of the movable support 134 will only make a vertical downward movement of the debeaking element 110 on the upper spout to be debeaked by burning according to the present invention.
  • the movable support 134 When debeaking is finished, after a determined period of time provided by the cam tracks of the wheel 140 of the activating means 41, the movable support 134 begins to rise and begins to rotate the parts 161 and 162 by acting on the screw 178 when the screw 177 is not engaged with the part 160 so that the debeaking element 110 is withdrawn horizontally from the volatile, and the continuation of the upward movement of the mobile support 134 also brings about an upward movement of the debeaking assembly, the latter moving rapidly upwards to its starting position.
  • the operation is simple and safe, and allows extremely controlled processing at an extremely high speed, for example, as fast as 6000 birds, such as chicks, per hour.
  • the nature of the gas used to feed the nozzle 114 can be arbitrary. It is generally preferred to use butane but one could very well use any other combustion gas produced industrially, taking the precaution of placing a nozzle adapted to the nature of the combustion gas used.
  • the spring 90 of the upright 88 can be replaced by a cam system similar to that of the cam 98 at the unloading station 40, which makes the device more reliable by avoiding the use of a spring which is likely to partially lose its initial qualities after a certain number of hours of operation.
  • the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described and shown, which has been given only by way of example.
  • the invention includes all the means constituting technical equivalents of the means described as well which their combinations if the latter are carried out according to its spirit and implemented within the framework of the claims which follow.
  • the invention also applies to the support and restraint of animals in addition to the birds mentioned above as a preferred embodiment.

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