JP2016021923A - Poultry carcass upper half supporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a poultry carcass upper half supporting device in which the support of a poultry carcass upper half is not destabilized during processing.SOLUTION: A poultry carcass upper half supporting device includes: an upper and lower support member 1 internally fitted from the lower part in the thoracic cavity of a poultry carcass upper half 100 in which a head is cut off and a viscera is removed, and supporting the poultry carcass upper half in the vertical direction; a first claw member 2 coming into abutment with a suprasternal region outer surface of the poultry carcass upper half supported by the upper and lower support member from the outside of the thoracic cavity outside; and a pressing member 8 coming into abutment with the inner surface of a thoracic vertebrae side from the inside of the thoracic cavity of the poultry carcass upper half supported by the upper and lower support member, and pressing the poultry carcass upper half to the thoracic vertebrae side. The first claw member is brought into abutment with the suprasternal region outer surface of the poultry carcass, while the poultry carcass upper half supported by the upper and lower support member is pushed to one side of the thoracic vertebrae.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for supporting the upper half of a poultry carcass that supports the upper half of the poultry carcass during processing of the upper half of the poultry carcass whose head has been excised and the internal part removed. .

  An apparatus for supporting the upper half of a edible carcass that supports the upper half of the edible carcass during processing of the upper half of the edible carcass, the head of which has been removed and the internal part removed. An upper and lower support member that fits in the upper half of the chest cavity from below and supports the upper half of the edible carcass vertically, and an upper outer surface of the upper sternum of the upper half of the edible carcass supported by the upper and lower support members Patent Document 1 discloses an upper half support device for a poultry carcass characterized in that it includes a claw member that comes into contact with the outside of the thoracic cavity and sandwiches the upper sternum of the poultry carcass between the claw member and the upper and lower support members. It is disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 3431196

In the upper half support device of the poultry carcass of Patent Document 1, the claw member is accurately positioned on the poultry carcass by the relative positional relationship between the upper and lower support members of the poultry carcass supported by the upper and lower support members. There is a problem that the upper half of the edible carcass may become unstable during processing without contacting the upper outer surface of the sternum.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the upper half of the edible carcass is fitted into the thoracic cavity of the upper half of the edible carcass with the head removed and the internal part removed. An upper and lower support member that supports the upper and lower directions, and a nail member that comes into contact with the upper outer surface of the sternum of the upper part of the slaughter carcass supported by the upper and lower support members from outside the thoracic cavity. An object of the present invention is to provide a device for supporting the upper half of a poultry carcass that does not destabilize the support.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, the upper half of the edible carcass is moved up and down by fitting it into the chest cavity of the upper half of the edible carcass whose head has been excised and the internal part removed. Upper and lower support members that are supported in the direction, nail members that contact the outer surface of the upper sternum of the upper part of the slaughtered carcass supported by the upper and lower support members, and the upper half of the edible carcass supported by the upper and lower support members A pressing member that abuts the inner side of the thoracic vertebra side from the thoracic cavity and presses the upper half of the edible carcass to the thoracic vertebra, and the upper half of the edible carcass supported by the upper and lower support members to the thoracic vertebra side Provided is a phagocytic carcass upper half support device in which a claw member is brought into contact with an upper outer surface of a sternum of a phagocytic carcass in a state of being gathered.
By moving the upper half of the poultry carcass supported by the upper and lower support members toward the thoracic vertebrae side by operating the pressing member, the outer surface of the upper sternum can be directly opposed to the nail member, and the nail member can be placed on the outer surface of the upper sternum. It can be made to contact reliably. Thus, support for the upper half of the poultry carcass is not destabilized during processing.

In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the poultry carcass upper half support device includes a lock mechanism that locks the pressing member in the retracted position accommodated in the outer shape of the upper and lower support members.
At the time of mounting the upper half of the poultry carcass on the upper and lower support members, it is desirable that the pressing member is locked at the retracted position accommodated in the outer shape of the upper and lower support members.
In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the poultry carcass upper half support device is provided between a retracted position in which the pressing member is accommodated in the outer shape of the upper and lower support members and an operating position protruding from the outer shape of the upper and lower support members. A drive mechanism that is driven by is provided.
After mounting the upper half of the poultry carcass on the upper and lower support members, the pressing member needs to be driven to an operating position protruding outside the outer shape of the upper and lower support members.
In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the drive mechanism has a cam and a cam follower and operates in conjunction with the vertical movement of the claw member.
By configuring the drive mechanism with the cam and the cam follower that are operated in conjunction with the vertical movement of the claw member, the operation stability of the drive mechanism is increased as compared with the case where a drive mechanism that is operated with electric power, air pressure, or hydraulic pressure is provided.

It is a structural diagram when the claw member and the pressing member are in the retracted position of the apparatus for supporting the upper half of the poultry carcass according to the embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a right side view, (b) is a rear view, (c) is a left side view, (d) is a dd arrow view, and (e) is an ee arrow. FIG. FIG. 6 is a structural diagram when the pawl member and the pressing member are moving from the retracted position to the operating position and shortly after the start of the movement, in the upper part support device for the poultry carcass according to the embodiment of the present invention. . (A) is a right side view, (b) is a rear view, (c) is a left side view, and (d) is a dd arrow view. When the claw member is moving from the retracted position to the operating position and is nearing the end of the movement, and the pressing member has reached the operating position, the upper part support device for the poultry carcass according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. (A) is a right side view, (b) is a rear view, (c) is a left side view, and (d) is a dd arrow view. It is a structural diagram when the claw member is in the operating position and the pressing member is in the vicinity of the operating position through the operating position of the apparatus for supporting the upper half of the poultry carcass according to the embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a right side view, (b) is a rear view, (c) is a left side view, and (d) and (e) are views taken along arrows dd and ee. It is a figure which shows the relative positional relationship of the nail | claw member and press member of the edible carcass upper half support apparatus which concern on the Example of this invention, and the frame | skeleton of the upper half part of a edible carcass (a) is FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram corresponding to (a), (b) is a diagram corresponding to (a) in FIG. 2, (c) is a diagram corresponding to (a) in FIG. 3, and (d) is a diagram corresponding to FIG. It is a figure corresponding to (a).

An apparatus for supporting an upper half of a poultry carcass according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, directions I, II, III, IV, V, and VI in FIGS. 1 to 5 are referred to as front, rear, left, right, upper, and lower.
As shown in FIG. 1, the edible carcass upper half support device A is internally fitted from below into the thoracic cavity of the edible carcass upper half 100 with the head removed and the internal part removed. A vertical support member 1 having a substantially triangular shape in left and right side views for supporting the carcass upper half 100 in the vertical direction is provided. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the upper half 100 of the poultry carcass has the thoracic vertebra 100a (dorsal side) directed forward and the sternum 100b (thoracic side) directed rearward from the upper and lower support members 1 from above. It is mounted and supported by the vertical support device 1 in the externally fitted state. The vertical support member 1 is connected to an endless chain (not shown) and moves forward.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5A, the edible carcass upper half support device A is accommodated in the vertical support member 1 so as to be vertically movable and supported by the vertical support member 1. A first nail member 2 that comes into contact with the outer surface of the upper sternum 100b _{1 of the} upper half 100 from the outside of the chest cavity, and an upper half of the edible carcass housed in the vertical support member 1 and supported by the vertical support member 1 and a second pawl member 3 abutting the chest cavity to sternum upper 100b ₁ inner surface parts.

The first claw member 2 has a claw portion 2 a that protrudes upward from the upper end of the vertical support member 1, and a base portion 2 b that extends downward from the claw portion 2 a and is accommodated in the vertical support member 1. The base portion 2 b is connected to a first cam follower 4 disposed adjacent to the right side surface of the upper and lower support members 1. The first cam follower 4 is sandwiched between two upper and lower first cam rails 5 extending forward and backward adjacent to the right side surface of the upper and lower support member 1, and the first cam rail 5 is moved along with the forward movement of the upper and lower support member 1. And the first claw member 2 is driven up and down. A left-right inverted S-shaped cam 2c is formed on the front end surface of the base portion 2b of the first claw member 2 as viewed from the left, and a lock member 6a accommodated in the vertical support member 1 is formed on the rear end surface of the base portion 2b. A pair of upper and lower arc-shaped recesses 2d and 2e that can be engaged with the upper and lower ends are formed.
The lock member 6a is a columnar body having a cross-sectional shape having a straight chord 6a ₁ and an arcuate peripheral edge 6a ₂ when viewed from the left and right, and in the circumferential direction on the arcuate circumferential side surface. a pair of circular cross-section recess 6a ₃ and the center angle spaced at 90 ° intervals are formed. One concave portion 6a ₃ approaches the linear chord portion 6a ₁ , and the other concave portion 6a ₃ is separated from the linear chord portion 6a ₁ . A hemispherical body 6 c that is urged upward by a spring 6 b accommodated in the vertical support member 1 and can engage with the recess 6 a ₃ is disposed in the vertical support member 1. The lock member 6a is connected to a trapezoidal cam follower 6d having oblique sides 6d ₁ and 6d ₂ as viewed from the left disposed adjacent to the left side surface of the upper and lower support members 1. As the upper and lower support members 1 move forward, the cam followers 6d are adjacent to the left side surface of the upper and lower support members 1 and are intermittently arranged in a zigzag manner extending in the front and rear directions. 7b (see FIG. 2), the hypotenuses 6d ₁ and 6d ₂ are sequentially engaged and driven to reciprocate by 90 ° when viewed from the left, and 90 ° reciprocally rotate when viewed from the left and right. To drive.

The second claw member 3 has a plurality of pointed ends 3 a that protrude upward from the upper end of the upper and lower support member 1, and a base 3 b that extends downward from the pointed end 3 a and is accommodated in the upper and lower support member 1. The base 3b is urged upward by a spring 3c accommodated in the vertical support member 1, that is, in a direction approaching the claw portion 2a of the first claw member. Up and down movement of the second claw member 3 is within a predetermined range by two upper and lower guide pins 3d and 3e that are inserted into the vertically elongated oblong hole 3b ₁ formed in the base portion 3b and fixed to the upper and lower support member 1. Is regulated within.

  A pressing member 8 having a long rectangular shape when viewed from the left and right side faces the front end surface of the base portion 2 b of the first claw member 2. The pressing member 8 is accommodated in the vertical support member 1, and the lower end vicinity portion is supported by the vertical support member 1 so as to be rotatable around an axis extending in the left and right direction. A cam follower 8a is attached to the pressing member 8 at a position above the rotation center, and a cam follower 8b is attached at a position below the rotation center. The cam follower 8a is engaged with the cam 2c. The cam follower 8b can be engaged with and disengaged from the cam 2c. When the first claw member 2 moves up and down, the cam follower 8a that engages with the cam 2c is driven by the cam 2c, and the pressing member 8 is housed within the outer shape of the upper and lower support member 1 and the upper half portion is The support member 1 is driven to swing between an operating position protruding forward from the outer shape of the support member 1.

The operation of the poultry carcass upper half support device A will be described.
At the starting end of the traveling region forward of the vertical support member 1, the upper half support device A for the poultry carcass is in the state shown in FIG. The first claw member 2 is in a retracted position where the claw portion 2a protrudes upward from the upper end of the vertical support member 1 by the maximum distance. The second pawl member 3, the maximum distance above tip 3a receives the urging force of the spring 3c from the upper end of the vertical support member 1 protrudes guide pin 3e is the uppermost position in contact with the lower end of the oblong hole 3b ₁ is there. The pressing member 8 has a cam follower 8a that abuts against the recess of the cam 2c, and the cam follower 8b abuts against a protrusion below the recess of the cam 2c, so that the entire pressing member 8 is accommodated in the outer shape of the vertical support member 1. In position.
And restricting the rotation of the cam follower 6d engaged with the upper cam rail 7a hypotenuse 6d ₁ cam follower 6d is over the entire length, straight chord portion 6a ₁ of the locking member 6a extends horizontally, hemispherical body 6c is engaged with the circular cross-section recess 6a ₃ spaced from the straight chord portion 6a _1, and regulates the rotation of the locking member 6a. Arcuate peripheral side surface 6a ₂ of the locking member 6a is engaged with the first pawl member 2 arcuate recess 2e, and regulates the movement of the lower first pawl member 2. The inclined portion 3f formed on the upper and lower surface of the second claw member 3 is engaged with the inclined portion 2f formed on the upper surface of the upper end of the first claw member base 2b, and the upward movement of the first claw member 2 is restricted. doing. Accordingly, the first claw member 2 is locked at the retracted position.
The cam follower 8b abuts on a convex portion below the concave portion of the cam 2c, whereby the forward swing of the pressing member 8 is restricted. Accordingly, the pressing member 8 is locked at the retracted position.
At the start end of the traveling area forward of the vertical support member 1, the upper half part 100 of the poultry carcass is externally fitted to the vertical support member 1 from above and attached to the vertical support member 1 by the operator's hand. Supported. As described above, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the upper half part 100 of the poultry carcass is vertically supported with the thoracic vertebra 100a (dorsal side) pointing forward and the sternum 100b (chest side) pointing backward. 1 is fitted from above.

When the upper and lower support members 1 travels forward, as shown in FIG. 2, the cam follower 6d is disengaged from the hypotenuse 6d ₁ extending the upper cam rail 7a is finished with upper cam rail 7a is pivotally next, extending starts cam rail 7b front of the lower cam rail 7b is a cam follower 6d drives 90 ° rotation in contact with the oblique side 6d _2, the cam rail 7b is over the entire length of the hypotenuse 6d ₂ hypotenuse 6d ₂ equivalents The rotation of the cam follower 6d is regulated in contact. Following the rotation of the cam follower 6d, the locking member 6a while extruding hemisphere 6c from the recess 6a ₃ is 90 ° rotated, straight chord portion 6a ₁ of the locking member 6a extends vertically. Hemisphere 6c is engaged with the recess 6a ₃ close to the straight chord portion 6a _1, restricting the rotation of the locking member 6a. Movement of the locking member 6a arcuate peripheral side surface 6a ₂ and the first pawl member 2 downward engagement of the first pawl member 2 arcuate recess 2e is released becomes possible. The cam follower 4 sandwiched between the upper and lower two-stage cam rails 5 moves downward along the track of the cam rail 5, and the first pawl member 2 connected to the cam follower 4 moves downward. As the first claw member 2 moves downward, the cam 2c moves downward, and the cam follower 8b disengages from the convex portion below the concave portion of the cam 2c, and the pressing member 8 is unlocked. The cam follower 8a is pushed forward by a slope extending from the concave portion of the cam 2c to the upper convex portion, moves forward, the pressing member 8 swings forward, and the upper half of the pressing member 8 is moved from the outer shape of the upper and lower support members 1. Protruding forward, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the upper half of the edible carcass is brought into contact with the inner surface of the thoracic vertebra 100a (dorsal side) from the inner side of the thoracic cavity to bring the upper half of the edible carcass 100 to the thoracic vertebra 100a That is, it pushes ahead and moves the poultry carcass upper half 100 forward.

Vertical support member 1 maintains a running forward, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower cam rail 7b is a rotation regulating cam follower 6d to maintain contact with the oblique side 6d ₂ over the entire length of the hypotenuse 6d ₂ maintaining the locking member 6a to remain straight chord portion 6a ₁ extends vertically. Hemisphere 6c maintains the rotation restriction of the lock member 6a maintains the engagement with the recess 6a ₃ close to the straight chord portion 6a _1. As a result, the downwardly movable state of the first claw member 2 is maintained. The cam follower 4 sandwiched between the two upper and lower cam rails 5 moves further downward along the track of the cam rail 5, and the first pawl member 2 connected to the cam follower 4 further moves downward. As the first pawl member 2 further moves downward, the cam 2c further moves downward, the cam follower 8a rides on the convex portion above the concave portion of the cam 2c, moves further forward, and the pressing member 8 further moves. Swing forward, the upper half of the pressing member 8 protrudes further forward from the outer shape of the upper and lower support members 1, reaches the operating position that is the maximum protruding position, and the upper half 100 of the poultry carcass is moved forward. Let the position reach. As a result, as can be seen from FIG. 5 (c), the upper sternum 100 b ₁ of the upper half 100 of the poultry carcass is securely attached to the claw portion 2 a of the first claw member 2 and the pointed portion 3 a of the second claw member 3. Confront. The first pawl member 2 claw 2a having moved downward, contacts the sternum upper 100b ₁ external surface with and penetrate from the outside of the thoracic cavity and skin and flesh from above.

The vertical support member 1 keeps traveling forward. Extending the lower cam rail 7b is maintained, is maintained the engagement between the oblique side 6d ₂ and the lower cam rail 7b, state straight top chord portion 6a ₁ of the locking member 6a extends vertically is maintained. The cam follower 4 sandwiched between the two upper and lower cam rails 5 moves further downward along the track of the cam rail 5, and the first pawl member 2 connected to the cam follower 4 further moves downward. The first claw member 2 moves downward without receiving resistance from the lock member 6a, and reaches the operating position which is the lowest position, as shown in FIG.
Following the downward movement of the first claw member 2, the carcass carcass 100 with the outer surface of the upper sternum 100 b _{1 in contact} with the claw portion 2 a moves downward, and the inner surface of the upper sternum 100 b ₁ is the second claw member 3. The second claw member 3 is pressed downward against the urging force of the spring 3c. When the first claw member 2 reaches the lowest operating position, the second claw member has the uppermost position where the guide pin 3e contacts the lower end of the oblong hole 3b ₁ and the guide pin 3d is the oblong hole 3b. ₁ at a predetermined height position between the lowermost position and the lowest position. The said height position changes for every poultry carcass according to the thickness of the upper sternum. As shown in FIG. 5 (d), the sternum upper part 100 b ₁ of the poultry carcass 100 is sandwiched between the claw part 2 a of the first claw member 2 and the pointed part 3 a of the second claw member 3.
After the first pawl member 2 has reached the a lowermost position the operating position, extending the lower cam rail 7b is completed engagement between hypotenuse 6d ₂ is released, the locking member 6a is rotatable. Extending starts cam rail 7a front end of the upper cam rail 7a is a cam follower 6d drives 90 ° rotation in contact with the oblique side 6d _1, the cam rail 7b is in contact with the oblique side 6d ₁ over the entire length of the hypotenuse 6d ₁ The rotation of the cam follower 6d is restricted. The linear chord 6a ₁ of the lock member 6a extends horizontally, and the hemisphere 6c engages with the circular cross-sectional recess 6a ₃ spaced from the linear chord 6a ₁ to restrict the rotation of the lock member 6a. . Arcuate peripheral side surface 6a ₂ of the locking member 6a is engaged with the first pawl member 2 arc-shaped recess 2d, restricting the vertical movement of the first pawl member 2. Accordingly, the first claw member 2 is locked at the operating position.
The cam follower 8a passes through the convex part of the cam 2c and is in the vicinity of the upper part of the convex part, and the protruding amount of the pressing member 8 from the outer shape of the upper and lower support members 1 is smaller than when the pressing member 8 is in the operating position. To do. A certain amount of swinging of the pressing member 8 is allowed.
The upper and lower support members 1 are in the state shown in FIG. 4, and the upper half of the sternum of the upper half 100 of the poultry carcass is sandwiched between the first nail member 2 and the second nail member 3. Part processing is performed.

  When the upper and lower support members 1 driven by an endless chain (not shown) return to the start end of the forward running area after finishing the processing of the upper half of the poultry carcass, the cam rails 5, 7a, 7b, the cam 2c, The vertical support member 1 is returned to the state shown in FIG. 1 by the operation of the cam followers 4, 6 d, 8 a and the lock member 6 a.

As can be seen from the above description, in the edible carcass upper half support device A, the edible carcass upper half 100 supported by the upper and lower support members 1 is pressed toward the thoracic vertebra 100a, so that the edible carcass by Katayoseru the upper half 100 to the thoracic 100a side, reliably sternum top 100b ₁ of the poultry carcasses on the half 100 to the tip portion 3a of the claw portion 2a and the second pawl member of the first pawl member positive The claw portion 2a is surely brought into contact with the outer surface of the upper sternum 100b ₁ and the tip portion 3a is brought into reliable contact with the inner surface of the upper sternum 100b _{1 so} that the sternum is formed by the first claw member 2 and the second claw member 3. The certainty of the upper portion 100b ₁ can be increased. Thus, support for the upper half of the poultry carcass is not destabilized during processing.
When the poultry carcass upper half 100 is attached to the upper and lower support members 1, it is desirable that the pressing member 8 is locked at a retracted position accommodated in the outer shape of the upper and lower support members 1. On the other hand, the pressing member 8 needs to be driven to an operating position that protrudes out of the outer shape of the vertical support member 1 after the mounting work of the upper half 100 of the poultry carcass on the vertical support member 1.
By forming a locking mechanism with the cam 2c and the cam follower 8b, the pressing member 8 can be locked at the retracted position during the mounting operation.
By configuring the drive mechanism of the pressing member with the cam 2c and the cam follower 8a that operate in conjunction with the vertical movement of the first claw member 2, the pressing member is compared with the case where a driving mechanism that operates with electric power, air pressure, or hydraulic pressure is provided. The stability of the operation of the drive mechanism 8 is increased.

In the above embodiment, the first claw member 2 is driven up and down and the second claw member 3 is urged toward the first claw member 1, but the second claw member 3 may be fixed.
The second claw member 3 may be driven up and down, and the first claw member 2 may be urged or fixed in the direction of the second claw member 3.
The second claw member 3 is not provided, and the claw portion 2 a of the first claw member 2 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the upper sternum 100 b _{1 of the} upper half 100 of the poultry carcass, and the first claw member 2 and the upper and lower support members 1 The present invention can also be applied to an upper half-supporting device for a poultry carcass configured to sandwich the sternum of the upper half 100 of the poultry carcass.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely used for processing work on the upper half of a poultry carcass whose head has been excised and whose internal part has been removed.

A upper part supporting apparatus 1 upper and lower support members 2 first claw members 3 second claw members 4, 6 d, 8 a cam followers 5, 7 a, 7 b cam rail 6 a locking member 8 pressing member 100 upper half part of edible carcass 100a Thoracic spine 100b Sternum

Claims (4)

An upper and lower support member for vertically supporting the upper half of the edible carcass by fitting it into the chest cavity of the upper half of the edible carcass with the head removed and the internal part removed, and an upper and lower support member A nail member that comes into contact with the upper outer surface of the sternum in the upper half of the supported edible carcass from outside the thoracic cavity, and an inner surface on the thoracic vertebra side of the upper half of the edible carcass that is supported by the upper and lower supporting members A pressing member that presses the upper half of the edible carcass to the thoracic vertebra side, and the nail member is moved to the thoracic vertebra while the upper half of the edible carcass supported by the upper and lower support members is moved to the thoracic vertebra side. A device for supporting the upper half of the edible carcass, which is brought into contact with the upper outer surface of the sternum. The apparatus for supporting an upper half of a poultry carcass according to claim 1, further comprising: a lock mechanism that locks the pressing member at a retracted position accommodated in an outer shape of the upper and lower support members. The driving mechanism for driving the pressing member between a retracted position where the pressing member is accommodated in the outer shape of the upper and lower support members and an operating position protruding from the outer shape of the upper and lower supporting members is provided. Edible carcass upper half support device. The apparatus for supporting the upper half of a poultry carcass according to claim 3, wherein the drive mechanism includes a cam and a cam follower and operates in conjunction with the vertical movement of the claw member.

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