EP3102029A1 - Contenant de poulets de chair et unité comprenant au moins deux contenants de poulets de chair réalisés et mis au point pour loger et maintenir des poulets de chair - Google Patents

Contenant de poulets de chair et unité comprenant au moins deux contenants de poulets de chair réalisés et mis au point pour loger et maintenir des poulets de chair

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EP3102029A1
EP3102029A1 EP15704503.0A EP15704503A EP3102029A1 EP 3102029 A1 EP3102029 A1 EP 3102029A1 EP 15704503 A EP15704503 A EP 15704503A EP 3102029 A1 EP3102029 A1 EP 3102029A1
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broiler
container
side walls
containers
transport
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Uffe THRANE
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Baader Food Systems Denmark AS
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Linco Food Systems AS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K31/00—Housing birds
    • A01K31/002—Poultry cages, e.g. transport boxes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K31/00—Housing birds
    • A01K31/06—Cages, e.g. for singing birds
    • A01K31/07—Transportable cages ; Travelling cages for pigeons; Opening or closing of cages
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K45/00—Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay
    • A01K45/005—Harvesting or transport of poultry
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0212—Containers presenting local stacking elements protruding from the upper or lower edge of a side wall, e.g. handles, lugs, ribs, grooves

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  • Broiler pens designed and arranged to receive and hold broilers
  • the invention relates to a broiler container, designed and arranged for receiving and holding broilers, with a bottom and side walls defining an internal volume, wherein the broiler container is stackable designed and arranged with broiler containers of the same type.
  • the invention relates to a unit adapted and arranged for receiving and holding live broilers during rearing and / or transporting the broilers to a slaughterhouse and / or while waiting for the broilers before processing in the slaughterhouse area, comprising at least two broiler containers.
  • Broiler container (hereinafter referred to as container and
  • Broiler transport containers designated) of this type are known for example from GB 2 129 672 A and EP 0 867 1 13 A2 and have found in particular in the transport of poultry from farms to slaughterhouses very wide application.
  • the containers known from these documents, and many other containers used today, share a structure with multiple vents in the sides and bottom and a reinforcing rib structure which allows a container of limited weight to be maximized ready for slaughter
  • Broilers are ready-to-eat chickens or hens or turkeys that are bred to be ready for slaughter for the delivery of meat to consumers, and have fully developed plumage and a substantial weight of at least 1.6 kg per broiler.
  • An overview of current practices is given by the European Food Safety Authority in the scientific report "Overview on current practices of poultry slaughtering and poultry meat inspection" by Dr. Ulrich Lschreiben, Supporting Publications 2012: EN-298 Boxes and these are of liners, which are cages attached to the truck, and also of container systems, which are transport units with multiple floors in a fixed frame, such as
  • Broiler containers or container systems may be returned for use in another transport cycle. To this potential biological
  • the broiler transport containers are based on being placed in frame systems such as described in EP 1 330 952 B1 and held therein during transport. These frames also need to be cleaned and, due to their size, require quite large washing machines.
  • Broiler transport containers can present a particular cross-infection problem, which involves soil build-up, as they are usually deposited directly on the floor of the house, which is inherently contaminated with bird excrement.
  • Masthead transport containers typically run in intersecting patterns, with the result that a floor has many rows of cubic cavities in which debris can accumulate and adhere to the sides of the ribs.
  • the frames have recesses for the forks of a forklift. While driving with the frame in the barn just before loading on the transport trailer it happens that dirt scraped from the ground into the recesses and along with the frame bearing the live broilers
  • Masthead transport containers is transferred to the trailer. Such accumulation of dirt can cause a large amount of dirt to be loaded onto the trailer.
  • the carrying capacity of a transport trailer is typically limited to about 24 t for a standard trailer and the loading capacity is typically limited in height to 2.7 m for a standard trailer.
  • Other limits may apply to particular trailer sizes, such as for trailers with double-axle chassis or for trailers with extra chassis, extra-large trucks, etc.
  • the problem with current broiler transporter trailers and broiler transport container systems namely that dirt collects and dirt accumulations in the ground areas are carried on the trailer, is independent of the trailer type.
  • a broiler container of the type mentioned above in that at least one support column extends from the bottom up through the internal volume, that the support column is spaced from all side walls, so that space for at least one broiler between the support column and any of the side walls in that the support column has a height for supporting the bottom of another broiler container resting on the
  • the broiler container is dimensioned for the transport of at least five live broilers and designed and furnished.
  • the support column extends from the floor, the feet of the broilers can not catch on the column because there are no voids between the floor and column, and the distance between the column and all side walls also prevents a broiler from being pinched between the column and side wall and hurt.
  • the weight of the broiler transport container per kilo of broiler chicks loaded on the broiler transport container is comparable to or lower than that of current broiler conveyance systems.
  • the provision of the at least one support column provides support for containers stacked on top of one another to eliminate the need for
  • Masthead transport containers can be used in frames as in the prior art systems, but are particularly suitable for stacking without the use of a frame to form a frameless transport unit. Due to the omission of the separate frame, the washers in the
  • the bottom of the broiler transport container can indeed with holes in the
  • Outside surface has, which is formed flat and has no openings in the areas between the at least one support column and the side walls. This results in easier cleaning and a lower risk of contamination, because dirt does not easily adhere to a flat surface without openings.
  • the floor has an inner surface which is plate-shaped and has no openings in the areas between the at least one support column and the side walls.
  • the floor as such does not need to be in one plane, but may have a plurality of planar, plate-shaped sections, an example being a floor configured as a trapezoidal plate.
  • the floor may be fabricated with variations in material thickness in the areas between the at least one support pillar and the sidewalls, with the thicker areas preferably extending between opposing sidewalls. If the container does not have a square base, the thicker areas preferably run between the opposite side walls which are farthest from each other.
  • the overall shape of the broiler transport container as well as the number and position of support columns with respect to the side walls depend inter alia on the size of the container and the weight of the broilers to be transported. It is presently preferred that the broiler transport container has four side walls forming two pairs of opposed side walls such that the at least one support pillar is located on the bottom approximately midway between a pair of opposing side walls and distributed between the other pair
  • Embodiment is particularly advantageous in terms of symmetry, because of
  • Masthdozensnchentransportcontainer with the one end or the other end facing the operator can be stacked and the at least one support column anyway with a corresponding support column in the lower
  • Masthead transport container fits together.
  • the filling process can be fast, eg at a speed of 50 to more than 200 broilers per minute, and it is helpful for the operator that a broiler transport container can not be misaligned when stacked, especially because the final placement of an empty container is the same Time can take place, to the one Broiler feed opening is moved in a broiler feeder for feeding broilers to the empty container.
  • the broiler transport container may also have a triangular base and three side walls or a polygonal base and five or more side walls.
  • Shape and size of the at least one support column should be in view of
  • the at least one support column has an annular cross section with a hollow center that extends along the height of the column. Such a construction results in regular areas, preferably without corners in the column, extending after each
  • the at least one pillar is shaped in a manner suitable for contact with the broilers, since the risk of injuries such as e.g. Bruises and broken wings caused by collision against a pillar when filling the container should preferably be minimized.
  • the support column has an outer diameter in the range of 7 cm to 30 cm, in particular in the range of 10 cm to 24 cm, preferably in the range of 12 cm to 21 cm, the risk of injury to the broilers is low. If the diameter is well below 7 cm, a wing may be exposed to high local loads when the broiler arrives at high speed in the container. If the
  • each column occupies too much floor space. It is currently considered to be particularly advantageous if the column is both rounded, possibly even having a circular cross-section, as well as a
  • each broiler transport container may have upper corresponding areas and lower corresponding areas, the upper corresponding ones
  • Masthead transport units may also be provided with upper corresponding portions adapted to engage in the lower corresponding areas on the lowermost mast transport container of a stack. These upper and lower corresponding areas can be omitted if a frame for regulating the mutual
  • the corresponding portions may be provided such that the at least one support column has an upper end and a lower end, and may be provided with an upper corresponding portion at the upper end and a lower corresponding portion at the lower end.
  • This can be achieved, for example, simply by providing the columns with conical or frusto-conical end regions, so that the upper end of at least one column on one container fits into a hollow center in the lower end of a corresponding column on another container.
  • the side walls may have an upper end and a lower end and may communicate with upper corresponding areas at the upper end and lower corresponding areas at the be provided at the bottom.
  • the broiler transport container is provided with a recess at the bottom of each side wall so that the bottom of the container fits into the opening at the top of another container, the recess serving as the lower corresponding area and the upper edges the side walls serve as upper corresponding areas.
  • the upper edges of at least two opposing side walls may be provided with L-shaped flanges projecting outwardly and upwardly so as to enclose the lower outer corners at the lower ends of the side walls of another container.
  • the upper corresponding portions on the side walls may protrude upwardly at intermediate portions of the side wall and leave openings between upper ends of the intermediate portions and another mast transport container, which may rest on the side walls
  • the upper corresponding portions may be present only at corners of the container where side walls meet, such that openings substantially extend from one corner over the intermediate portions to the other. If the container is longer and / or wider, then it may also be convenient to have upwardly projecting upper corresponding portions, e.g. provide in the middle of a side wall, so that openings extend substantially from the corners to the center of the container, or even more such upper corresponding areas can be provided if necessary.
  • upper corresponding portions of this type may be distributed between one or both pairs of opposed side walls at a distance of about D / (N + 1) as described above for the columns. and in some embodiments, these upper corresponding regions and the pillars may be spaced in the same manner. With regard to the size and dimensions of the broiler transport container, it may be useful for reasons of efficient handling, if the
  • Containers as large as possible to reduce the labor associated with handling containers when filling on the farm and emptying them at the slaughterhouse.
  • Farm personnel may be handled, and the possibility of a practical
  • Mule transport container in the range of 2, 10 m to 2.80 m, preferably at about 2.4 m and that the width of the broiler transport container in the range of 0.70 m to 2.6 m, preferably in the range of 0.70 to 0 , 90 m and especially preferably at about 0.80 m.
  • a width of 2.4 m corresponds to the width of the platform that can be found on the trucks that are typically used today for the transport of broilers, and in such broiler transport containers it is therefore not necessary to load two or more transport units next to each other. Instead, the trailer platform can be filled with a single row of broiler transport container stacks. Transport by other means may require other sizes, an example being rail transport, where wagons may have an available platform width of up to 2.8m.
  • the side walls are substantially planar, and preferably plate-shaped, with no openings other than possible vents.
  • the construction of at least one of the sidewalls may be such as to allow ventilation either by providing an opening between the respective sidewalls of stacked broiler transport containers or by providing ventilation apertures through the sidewall.
  • Masthead transport containers according to the invention may be made of any material that is strong and strong enough to allow the containers to be filled with broilers, and that can withstand thorough cleaning. It is presently preferred that the broiler transport container is made of a plastic material, preferably by injection molding. suitable
  • Plastic materials include high density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene, but it is also possible to have the containers made of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, metals or composites such as e.g. Carbon fiber composites, and / or to provide them with reinforcing inserts of a different material than the rest of the container.
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • the containers made of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, metals or composites such as e.g. Carbon fiber composites, and / or to provide them with reinforcing inserts of a different material than the rest of the container.
  • the object is also achieved by a unit of the type mentioned in that the broiler containers are designed according to one of claims 1 to 13.
  • the broiler transport containers according to the invention may be stacked with 3 to 14 broiler transport containers in a single stack or in a stack of 6 to 12
  • Masthead transport containers or in a stack of 3 to 5 Masthähnchentransportcontainern be arranged without the use of a separate frame for holding the individual containers.
  • the latter corresponds in its number of current crate systems with a frame that receives three to five boxes.
  • the stack of masthead transport containers can be placed on a support or on a pallet support, forming a unit (in the
  • the unit unit weight (in kg) divided by the total floor area (in m 2 ) is at most 24.0 (kg / m 2 ), and the unit unit weight (in kg) divided by the total floor area (in m 2 ) is preferably in Range of 5 to 24 kg / m 2 , more preferably in the range of 10 to 20 kg / m 2 .
  • the basic unit weight divided by the total floor area of the prior art employing separate broiler transport containers and a frame is
  • the basic unit weight is understood to include all elements of a transport unit, ie not just the
  • Broiler transport containers but also all pads, pallets, lids or covers used in conjunction with the broiler transport containers as a stacked unit or stacked units when loading on a trailer, but with the weight of the broilers in the
  • the broiler transport containers are preferably stacked on a pallet support to handle the
  • the pallet support may also be in the form of a special type of container used as the lowest layer in a stack, with the support in this lowermost container being integrated with the container bottom.
  • the construction of the pallet and / or the lowest hatchery transport container should be such that the risk of handling dirt and bird excrement during handling on the farm is low, both to improve hygiene and to avoid the transportation of unnecessary dead load.
  • the unit unit weight (in kg) divided by the total floor area (in m 2 ) is preferably at most 24.0 (kg / m 2 ), it is in certain cases
  • the unit unit weight be higher, e.g. when the broiler transport container holds the load of a very high pile, e.g. 15 with broiler loaded masthead transport containers to endure.
  • a particularly low weight of the broiler transport container can be achieved if the stack is filled only in the situation with broiler, in which the bottom of the individual container is supported from below, either by
  • the broiler containers of the unit have upper corresponding areas and lower corresponding areas, the upper ones
  • Broiler boxes are mutually supported by the upper corresponding areas and lower corresponding areas.
  • the upper corresponding regions abut the side walls
  • Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a broiler transport container in a
  • FIG. 2 shows the broiler transport container in FIG. 1 in a perspective view from below
  • FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2, but seen from a slightly different angle
  • FIG. 4 shows five boxes of the type shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, arranged in a stack on a pallet
  • FIG. 5 shows a cross section along the line V-V in FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 5 shows a cross section along the line V-V in FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 6 shows a cross section along the line Vl-Vl in Fig. 4,
  • 6B shows the VIB-marked detail from the side, indicated by the arrow in FIG.
  • FIG. 7 shows the pallet in Fig. 4 in a perspective view from above
  • FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of a broiler transport container in a perspective view from above
  • FIG. 9 shows the broiler transport container in FIG. 8 in a perspective view from below
  • FIG. 10 shows yet another embodiment of a broiler transport container in a perspective view from above, 1 1, the broiler transport container in Fig. 10 seen in a perspective view from below,
  • Fig. 12 shows yet another embodiment of a broiler transport container in a partially cut away perspective view from above and arranged close to another broiler transport container of the same type in a paired configuration
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a support column as in FIG. 12,
  • Fig. 14 shows yet another embodiment of a broiler transport container in a partially cut-away perspective view from above, where three such broiler transport containers are arranged on top of each other, the stack being arranged on two closely spaced pallets and with a cover on the uppermost one
  • Masthähnchentransportcontainer is arranged to form a transport unit
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the detail marked XV in FIG. 14.
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the detail marked XV in FIG. 14.
  • Fig. 16 transport units arranged from on a truck trailer
  • Masthead transport containers as illustrated in Figures 8 and 9 are constructed,
  • FIG. 17 shows yet another embodiment of a broiler transport container with side doors
  • FIG. 18 shows yet another embodiment of a broiler transport container in a perspective view from above
  • FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a stack of broiler conveyance containers as in FIG. 18 taken along line XX - XX in FIG. 18; and FIG. 20 shows three different cross-sectional shapes of a tray of FIG. 19
  • Broilers transport containers.
  • the broiler containers 1 (also referred to as broiler transport containers or containers hereinafter) can also be used for stationary purposes, for example for rearing the broilers in a farm operation.
  • the broiler container 1 comprises a rectangular, plate-shaped bottom 1 1 without openings, two transverse side walls 12 and two longitudinal side walls 13, which together define an internal volume dimensioned to receive at least five live broilers (not shown).
  • Three columns 14 extend upwardly from the floor 11 through the interior volume at a distance d T from the transverse side walls 12 and a distance d L from the longitudinal side walls 13.
  • These distances d T , d L are designed to provide space for at least one broiler between each of the columns 14 and the respective side walls 12, 13 is formed.
  • the columns 14 are arranged in a row along the central longitudinal axis L of the broiler container 1 and evenly
  • Each column 14 has a height h c , which is about the height of the side walls 12, 13th
  • Masthähnchentransportcontainer 1 is stacked, as shown in Fig. 4-6.
  • the pillars 14 have a cavity 16 in the center and are cylindrical with a constant diameter d c , except for a small bevelled one
  • Section 17 which is provided at the junction with the bottom 1 1. This chamfered section not only strengthens the structure, but also guides a pillar 14 of another container 1 to fit into the structure as described below
  • All columns 14 are provided with elongated openings 15, which extend over almost the entire height of the column 14. These openings 15 contribute to minimizing the
  • the openings 15 here have a total opening area which corresponds to about 40% of the total area of the column 14, but if a smaller opening area is desired to make the column 14 stronger and / or stiffer, the openings 15 may also be shorter and / or narrower. In such shorter columns 14, the lower ends are preferably at a distance from the bottom 11 so that columns 14 have a circular wall portion without openings at the lower end, like the lower portion at the columns 14 illustrated in the embodiment of FIG.
  • columns 14 may also be closed, so be formed without any opening 15.
  • the number of columns 15 and their positions can be within the
  • each column 14 At the upper end of each column 14, a cross-hatched chicken bar barrier 18 spans the opening of the cavity 16. This cross contributes to the stability of the column 14, but also prevents broilers from loading
  • Both longitudinal walls are provided with recesses 19 which correspond in size and shape of the half of a column 14, and are also provided with openings 20 above the ground, but there is no bevelled portion and no cross.
  • each carrier 19 spanning each recess 19 is provided in continuation of the plane of the longitudinal side wall 13. This carrier 21 is also suitable for use as a handle in manual or automatic handling of the container 1.
  • the broiler transport container 1 in FIGS. 1-3 has a length of 240 cm, a width along the transverse side walls 12 of 80 cm and a height of 22.5 cm, and the diameter of the aerating columns 14 is 20 cm. Of course, other sizes are possible.
  • the rounded surfaces and the relatively large diameter of the pillars 14 and the recesses 19 help to protect the broilers during transport and loading into the container 1. If a broiler bumps against one side of a column 14 or recess, then there are no sharp edges, the bruises
  • FIG. 4 shows five broiler transport containers 1, such as those shown in Figs. 1-3, stacked on a pallet 2 to form a unit 3, preferably a broiler transport unit, which usually further comprises a lid or cover (not shown).
  • Fig. 6 shows a cross-section through the transport unit 3 along the line VI-VI in Fig. 4.
  • the columns 14 of the five masthead transport containers 1, 1 ' are positioned in continuation of each other when the containers 1, 1' are stacked so as to form a continuous hollow cylindrical column 16 through the unit. These columns 16 allow the load of the
  • each pillar 14 has an upper and a lower end provided with an upper corresponding portion at the upper end and a lower corresponding portion at the lower end.
  • the upper end of the column 14 of a first container 1 is designed such that it can be stacked in a positive and / or non-positive connection with the lower end of a column 14 of a second container 1 and vice versa.
  • the broiler transport containers 1 are shown here in the empty state, but when they are filled, the bottom 1 1 something deflected so that the two columns 14 come into contact with each other and so form a load-bearing column as described above.
  • Embodiments are possible which allow engagement between the columns 14, one of which will be described below. Care should preferably be taken in the detailed construction that the broiler transport containers 14 can be easily placed on top of each other, separated and cleaned.
  • the recesses 19 in the side walls are in the same manner as the columns 14 one above the other, as can also be seen in Fig. 4, so that semicircular continuous hollow columns are formed on the longitudinal side walls 13.
  • These columns 19 are self-supporting and also contribute to the stability of portions of the sidewalls between the columns 14, thus further increasing the strength and stability of the (transport) unit.
  • Masthead transport container 1 and the (transport) unit make it possible to keep the weight of the empty (transport) unit (the tare weight) low.
  • a comparison with prior art broiler transport units 1 is set forth in Tables 1 and 2 below.
  • the ratio between the basic unit weight, ie the total weight of the empty transport unit, and the total available floor space in the unit for such systems is between 60-100 kg / m 2 , whereas for the systems this ratio is loose Drawers about 30 kg / m 2 .
  • Masthead transport units typically up to the maximum for the truck or Trailer loads are allowed, a high tare weight of the transport unit leaves less capacity for transporting the broilers.
  • the arrangement of the (transport) units 3 close to each other so that they support each other from the sides, further contributes to the stability of
  • the side walls have an upper end and a lower end, provided with upper corresponding portions at the upper end and lower corresponding portions at the lower end.
  • Mash container transport containers in Figures 1-6 a chamfered portion 22 which projects slightly inwardly towards the interior volume of the container, and a flange 23 which projects outwardly away from the internal volume on.
  • the flange is adapted for engagement with a chamfered edge portion 24 of the base 1 1 when containers 1, 1 'are stacked on top of each other as shown in FIG. 4 so that the upper container 1' can rest on the lower container 1 without a part of which projects beyond the planes of outer sides of the side walls 12, 13 and substantially without limiting the opening of the interior volume as shown in FIG. 5, which is a cross-sectional view of the detail marked VV in FIG. 4.
  • Mash container transport containers 1 and is provided with horizontal openings 28, which is designed for engagement with the arms of a forklift (not shown), which is used for handling the (transport) unit 3.
  • the pallet 2 is provided with a series of openings 27 in the same positions as the columns 14 in the broiler conveyance containers 1, also as shown in Fig. 7, but this need not be the case.
  • Openings can be used to correctly position the lowest
  • Broiler transport container 1 of a stack can be used by aligning the columns 14 therein with the openings 27 and also for positioning the (transport) unit 3 on a truck, trailer or other vehicle.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 Another embodiment of a broiler transport container 101 is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Reference numerals corresponding to those in Figs. 1-7 are used, but with added 100, and unless otherwise indicated, features having such corresponding reference numerals have the same function.
  • This broiler transport container 101 has three support columns 14 arranged so as to protrude from the floor 11, but the container 01 is of a simpler construction, and the openings 15 are provided only at the upper edges of the columns 14.
  • the shape, size and position of the apertures can vary widely without having a significant negative impact on the strength and / or rigidity of the columns 14.
  • the container of Figures 8 and 9 has no recesses in the side walls. Instead, it is provided with a flange 126 which projects away from the interior volume of the container and gives the outer longitudinal side walls 13 additional strength and stability without being more difficult to clean.
  • the projecting flanges 126 may also be used as handles in handling the containers and allow the container to be inserted into a frame system and used in a transport unit of the prior art as needed.
  • Yet another embodiment of a broiler transport container 101 is shown in Figs. 10 and 11, and again reference numerals corresponding to those in Figs. 1-7 are used, but with added 200, and unless otherwise indicated, features are included such appropriate
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 are highly schematic and that openings 220 are shown only on one pillar 214 and one recess 219, although all three pillars 214 and all four notches 219 may also be apertured ,
  • vent columns 214 may be provided with a dome 218 (shown only at the center pillar) instead of the cross 18.
  • This dome 218 not only prevents broilers from getting into the ventilation channels 216, but also projects beyond the top of the sidewalls 212, 213, which means that when containers of this type are stacked, the dome will be in the venting column cavity above which contributes to centering of the two containers with respect to each other, and the dome can also improve the stability of the entire stack.
  • FIGS. 1-7 A still more schematic representation of still another embodiment of a broiler transport container 301 can be seen in Figure 12, and again reference numerals corresponding to those in Figures 1-7 are used, but with added 300, and unless otherwise indicated, have features with such corresponding reference numerals the same function.
  • This embodiment differs from that in FIGS. 1-7 in that the four recesses have been replaced by two semicircular columns 319 so that the outsides of the longitudinal side walls 313 are continuous and four corner columns 329 have each been replaced with a quarter circle cross section. The closed outer sides and the corner columns stabilize the broiler transport container even further.
  • the embodiment in FIG. 12 differs even further in that it has only two columns 314, each of which is substantially configured as shown in FIG.
  • the upper portion 337 of these columns 314 has a reduced diameter from the rest of the column.
  • the upper portion 337 may enter the cavity at the bottom of a corresponding pillar of another 10 and the shoulder formed at the transition between the main body of the pillar 314 and the upper portion 337 engages the underside of the other container as described with reference to FIG. With appropriate dimensioning, such columns 314 may even be snapped together.
  • Another difference lies in the construction of the openings 315, which are here elongated but shorter than those in the embodiment in Figures 1-3, and which are distributed over the columns in a uniform pattern.
  • Two further embodiments of broiler transport containers 401, 401 ' are shown in FIG. 14 where a container 401 with reinforcements is placed on two pallets 402 and where two containers 401' are relatively light
  • vent columns 414 similar to those in FIG. 13 and with openings 420 along the upper edges of the side walls 412, 413.
  • the openings 428 in the pallets which are adapted for engagement with the arms of a forklift truck (not shown), are open at the bottom, reducing the risk of catching dirt and being easier to clean than the pallet in Fig. 7.
  • the lowermost haulm transport container 401 differs from those described above in that it has substantially triangular reinforcing portions 430, 431 at the corners and in the middle of the longitudinal side walls 413. In this
  • Embodiment are the reinforcing portions which are solid or hollow as by the 15 may be provided with rounded surfaces facing the interior volume of the container to facilitate cleaning and to prevent damage to the broilers as described above with respect to the columns, but others may also be provided Shapes are used.
  • the reinforcing sections also serve as a support for the container 401 'arranged on the reinforced container 401 and thus supplement the support provided by the columns 414.
  • the reinforcement is shown here only at the lowermost container 401 in the transport unit 403, it should be understood that such containers can be used higher in the stack, especially if the stack comprises more than three containers and / or if they are heavily loaded are.
  • the second lowest container in a stack is often the one that is subjected to the heaviest loads as it carries the weight of all loaded containers over it and does not have the surface support from the pallet (s) but only at the bottom Container is resting.
  • the pillars 414 form a vertical pillar when they are arranged one upon another, and the lid 405 is here provided with an opening 436 in continuation of the pillar. This opening may be used to position the lid, and it should be understood that similar openings are provided over the other columns 414.
  • Masthähnchentransportmaschine 101 are constructed, can be seen in Fig. 16. Two floors of such transport units are arranged on the floor 61 to each other.
  • the transport units 103 in the lower floor each include five
  • Broiler transport container while the transport units 103 'in the upper floor each contain four containers.
  • the longitudinal side walls 1 13, which face the back of the trailer are not shown to the inner volume of the
  • Each transport unit 103, 103 ' has a width corresponding to the width of the bottom 61 of the truck trailer, so that only a number of transport units loaded to It will be appreciated, however, that it will be understood that mast transporter containers of a smaller size may be used, which are then arranged in two or more rows extending in the longitudinal direction of the floor.
  • the roof 62 of the truck trailer is provided with engagement means 63, the at
  • the roof can be raised and lowered with hydraulic actuators, as is known by current broiler transport trucks and trailers, to allow the transport units to be secured.
  • the haulm transport container 401 may be provided with flaps or doors 432 as shown in Fig. 17. The number of flaps or doors may vary.
  • Broiler transport containers are stacked in stacks as shown in Fig. 19, the column 514 forms a common column 516 which extends vertically through all of the units as well as shown and described with reference to Figs. 6 and 6B.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un contenant de poulets de chair (1, 101, 201, 301, 401) réalisé et mis au point pour loger et maintenir des poulets de chair, comprenant un fond (11, 111, 211, 311, 411) et des parois latérales (12, 13 ; 112, 113 ; 212, 213 ; 312, 313 ; 412, 413) qui définissent un volume intérieur. Le contenant de poulets de chair (1, 101, 201, 301, 401) est réalisé pour pouvoir être empilé avec d'autres contenants de poulets de chair (1, 101, 201, 301, 401) de conception identique. Selon l'invention, au moins une colonne d'appui (14, 114, 214, 314, 414) traverse le volume intérieur vers le haut. La colonne d'appui (14, 114, 214, 314, 414) est à distance de toutes les parois latérales (12, 13 ; 112, 113 ; 212, 213 ; 312, 313 ; 412, 413), de sorte qu'un espace est produit pour au moins un poulet de chair entre la colonne d'appui (14,114,214,314,414) et une quelconque des parois latérale (12, 13 ; 112, 113 ; 212, 213 ; 312, 313 ; 412, 413). La colonne d'appui (14, 114, 214, 314, 414) présente une hauteur lui permettant de servir d'appui au fond (11, 111, 211, 311, 411) d'un autre contenant de poulets de chair (1, 101, 201, 301, 401) empilé sur le contenant de poulets de chair (1, 101, 201, 301, 401). L'invention concerne par ailleurs une unité comprenant au moins deux des contenants de poulets de chair (1, 101, 201, 301, 401) mentionnés ci-dessus.
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