JPS62282535A - Apparatus for anasthetic treatment of poultry - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] 3. Detailed Description of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an anesthetic treatment device for poultry, and more specifically, it is used as a pretreatment device for slaughtering poultry such as chickens. The present invention relates to an anesthesia treatment device.

(Prior art) Conventionally, when slaughtering poultry such as chickens, the ankles of the poultry are passed through a hanging device and the transfer mechanism is used to transport the poultry. After that, remove it from the transfer mechanism, soak it in hot water, remove hair with a hair removal machine, wash it in a washing tank,
Cold 7J] It is soaked in a water tank and subjected to one cold treatment. The current method of slaughtering chickens (for food) is mainly done manually, and the decapitated chickens become quite violent and are left alone to fight with other chickens next to them. There is.

There are disadvantages such as internal bleeding in the thigh meat due to the binding, engorgement of the chicken wings, deboning, or violent movement during hanging and Q, which significantly reduces the quality and commercial value of the meat.

In the past, attempts to solve this problem involved research and development into slaughtering animals using electric shock, but this ended in failure due to blood congestion remaining between the bamboo leaves after slaughter.

Therefore, in recent years, anesthesia treatment using carbon dioxide gas has been researched, and the anesthesia treatment Vt port related to this has also been published in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-1071.
It is proposed as No. 32.

This conventional device has airtight doors on both sides.
A conveyor is placed through the airtight door, and while the tank is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the conveyor loaded with poultry strips is operated, and the patient is anesthetized in the required time from the tank entrance to the exit, resulting in coma asphyxia. state.

However, with the above-mentioned structure, when the poultry cages pass through the entrance and exit of the tank due to the movement of the conveyor, carbon dioxide gas also flows out, resulting in a large amount of rA acid gas being wasted, which is economically uneconomical. have.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, the present invention has been developed to solve the above-mentioned problems. The purpose is to prevent the carbon dioxide gas being filled from flowing together and flowing out to the outside.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The technical means taken by the present invention to solve the above problems is to place a cylindrical body containing poultry inside a tunnel-like frame having a predetermined length. A flat conveying means that receives the material and moves from one side to the other side is arranged horizontally, and the sex cutting board is fixed to the conveying means or a flat conveying means separately placed above the conveying means. By moving the conveying means, a cylindrical body storage chamber is sequentially formed by the peripheral side wall of the frame, the conveying means, and the partition plate, and furthermore, a carbon dioxide gas injection means is installed near the inlet of the frame, and a used carbon dioxide gas injection means is installed near the outlet of the frame. The configuration includes gas exhaust means. The conveying means provided in the frame is a flat plate-shaped conveying means such as a belt conveyor 7, so that the partition plate and the circumferential side wall of the frame form a dense f'A-shaped cylindrical body storage chamber.

(Function) According to the above means, the conveying surface (belt) of the conveying means, the circumferential side wall of the frame body, and the partition plate form a sealed cylindrical body housing chamber, and these cylindrical body housing chambers are separated by the conveying means. is formed at the entrance side of the frame body by the operation of the frame body, and moves to the exit side while maintaining that state.Therefore, the dragon body containing the edible bird is placed in the cylindrical housing chambers that are sequentially formed at the entrance side of the frame body. If the chamber is stored and filled with carbon dioxide to the required m by the injection means, the chamber filled with carbon dioxide will move as the transport means moves, and the inside of the cylinder will be filled in the time required to reach the exit of the frame. The poultry is anesthetized, and the spent carbon dioxide gas is discharged into the atmosphere when the cylinder leaves the frame.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In the drawing, 1 is a tunnel-shaped frame, 2 is a belt conveyor as a conveying means for conveying the cylinder 7, and 3 is a cylinder storage chamber. A belt conveyor V as a conveying means to which partition plates 4 are fixed for forming sections a.
, 5 is a carbon dioxide gas injection means provided near the entrance of the frame 1;
Reference numeral 6 denotes a means for discharging the astringent carbon dioxide gas provided near the outlet of the frame body 1.

The frame body 1 is formed in the shape of a tunnel with a required length using a flat metal plate, and the belt conveyor 2 is horizontally extended over the entire length of the frame body so as to open the bottom side of the frame body. At the same time, a belt conveyor 3 is disposed inside the frame 1 at a position slightly higher than the height of the cylinder 7 conveyed by the belt conveyor 2, and is parallel to the belt conveyor 2. Partition plates 4 are integrally fixed to the outer surface at appropriate intervals in the circumferential direction so as to be substantially perpendicular.

The belt conveyor 2 is powered by a motor 8 with a clutch brake.
A belt 11 is wound around a driving pulley 9 and a driven pulley 10, which drive and rotate the rotation of the engine through a speed reducer and a gear m mechanism for changing the direction of rotation. A belt tensioning device 12 is provided.

Belt conveyor 3 placed above belt conveyor 2
is a speed reduction mechanism and a gear 11 for changing the direction of rotation so that the cylinder body 7 moves in synchronization with the speed of the belt conveyor 2.
A belt 15 is wound around a drive pulley 13 and a driven pulley 14 that operate via a mechanism, and partition plates 4 having the same width as the belt 15 are spaced at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the belt 15. The length of the partition plate 4 corresponds to the distance between the belt conveyors 2 and 3.

Furthermore, the partition plate 4 is fixed to the belt 15 of the belt conveyor 3 by abutting the mounting portion 4' of the partition plate 4, which is formed in an oval shape in cross section, against the outer surface of the belt 15, and then attaching the attachment portion 4' to the opposite surface (inner surface) of the belt 15. A contact plate 16 is joined to the base plate 16, and these are fastened and fixed with bolts and nuts 17. Furthermore,
Notches 1 are provided on both left and right sides of the 4° side of the mounting portion of the partition plate 4.
A guide rail 19.19' fixed to the inner surface of the frame 1 is fitted into the guide rail 19. This prevents the belt 15 from sagging downward due to the weight of the partition #I4, and supports the belt 15 horizontally to prevent the partition plate 4 from tilting.

Furthermore, an edge frame material 20 made of urethane rubber or the like is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the partition plate 4, and this edge frame material 20 is in layered contact with the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the frame 1 and the outer surface of the belt conveyor 2 to maintain airtightness. That's what I do.

The carbon dioxide gas injection means 5, which is provided near the entrance of the frame body 1 in communication with the inside, has a supply pipe 21 installed on the front and rear walls of the frame body 1, and the carbon dioxide gas injected from this supply pipe is supplied to a solenoid valve or the like 2.
2, the injection time can be adjusted electrically, and the injection timing is also determined by the belt conveyor 21: The cylinder body 7 is separated from the front and back by the partition plate 4 of the belt conveyor 3, and the cylinder body storage chamber is closed. It is adjusted to be carried out at the time when a is formed.

In order to supply carbon dioxide gas to the supply pipe 21 of the injection means 5, a liquefied carbon dioxide gas cylinder 23. The vaporizer 24 is connected to a regulating device that maintains the pressure at a constant level and adjusts the concentration to a desired concentration. In addition, a pressure regulating valve 2jI is provided at the location where the injection means 5 is provided to ensure smooth supply of gas.

The used gas exhaust valve 6 provided on the outlet side of the frame body 1 includes a discharge pipe 26 connected to the bottom side of the frame body and a valve 27 attached to the tip of the discharge pipe 26. Blower 2
8, and the used gas is continuously sucked in and discharged into the atmosphere by the operation of the blower 28. Reference numeral 29 indicates a valve that prevents the cylindrical housing chamber a from becoming a vacuum due to the operation of the blower 28. The inside of the frame 1 is communicated with the atmosphere through these two valves, and the suction of the blower 28 is This valve 29 allows atmospheric air to flow into the cylindrical body housing chamber a.

The cylindrical body 7 used in the above-mentioned device to house poultry is designed to be large enough to accommodate 7 to 9 poultry, the temperature of the carbon dioxide used is 15 to 40%, and the time of contact with this carbon dioxide (from the inlet to The time it takes to reach the exit is approximately 1 minute.

With the above configuration, the cylinder 7 containing the poultry is placed on the belt conveyor 2, and the belt conveyor that rotates in synchronization with the belt conveyor 2 rotates three times, and the partition plate 4 is positioned at the front and rear of the cylinder 7. Body 7 is frame body 1 and belt conveyor V2.3
It is housed in a sealed cylindrical body compartment a that is partitioned by partition plates 4 and 4. Here, the carbon dioxide gas H1 input means 5 is activated, and the minimum amount of carbon dioxide necessary to anesthetize the 11 birds housed in the cylinder 7 is sprayed into the cage housing chamber a. Belt conveyor 2. while holding gas in storage chamber a.
With the action of step 3, it moves to the exit [1 side, and at the exit, the used carbon dioxide gas is discharged during the υF exit display 46 movement, and the dragonfly is sent out in a completely anesthetized state. After that, the suspended animal is removed from the octopus and the cutting process is carried out.

The embodiment described above uses a bell (
- A partition plate is installed above the conveyor 2 on the belt conveyor 3, which is separately purchased. Partition plates are erected and fixed on the surface of the bells 1 to 11 of the bell 1-conveyor V2 on which the cylindrical body 7 is loaded and transferred, with intervals wider than the width of the cylindrical body 7. Of course, it is also good to form it horizontally at a position higher than the height of the frame 1, or to form it by horizontally fixing the top plate inside the frame 1.

(Effects of the Invention) As described in detail above, the anesthetizing device for poultry of the present invention is provided with a conveying means for carrying and transporting a sieve containing poultry in a tunnel-like frame, and the conveying means Alternatively, a separately arranged conveying means is provided with a partition plate for separating the pre-infiltration of the cylinder, and the frame is provided with means for injecting and discharging carbon dioxide gas, so that the cylinder is moved by the operation of the conveying means that moves inside the frame. Closed storage chambers for individually accommodating bodies are sequentially divided into sections.

Therefore, the facepieces containing the poultry are placed in the housing chambers that are sequentially formed by the operation of the transport means, and the minimum amount of carbon dioxide necessary to anesthetize the poultry housed in the phloem is filled with the injection means. Since the gas is tightly held in the storage chamber and moved by the operation of the transport means, it is possible to reliably prevent carbon dioxide gas from leaking into the atmosphere from the entrance and exit of the frame, and to minimize the use of carbon dioxide.
We can provide a device that can maximize the hardening of anesthetic treatment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view, FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram. In the figure, 1: Frame body 2: Transport means (belt conveyor) 3: Transport means (belt conveyor) 4: Partition plate 5: Injection means 6: Discharge means 7: L11 body a: Cylindrical body storage chamber

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a tunnel-like frame having a predetermined length, a flat plate-shaped conveying means that carries a cage containing poultry and moves it from one side to the other is horizontally arranged, and the conveying means or a separate one is arranged horizontally. A partition plate is fixed to the arranged flat plate-like conveying means, and by moving the conveying means, cylindrical body storage chambers are sequentially formed in the frame, furthermore, a means for injecting carbon dioxide gas is provided near the entrance of the frame, and the frame is An anesthetizing device for poultry, characterized in that a discharge means for discharging used carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere is provided near the outlet of the poultry.