WO2020118393A1

WO2020118393A1 - Technical arrangement for a cage opener

Info

Publication number: WO2020118393A1
Application number: PCT/BR2019/050448
Authority: WO
Inventors: Miguel Remi DA SILVA
Original assignee: Da Silva Miguel Remi
Priority date: 2018-11-21
Filing date: 2019-10-17
Publication date: 2020-06-18
Also published as: BR202018073880U2

Abstract

The present utility model patent relates to a technical arrangement for a cage opener (1), which was developed for use in the field of poultry farming, and specifically as an addition to poultry slaughterhouse supply lines, making it possible to open the cages to remove the birds and situated behind the mats and hanging shackles, which consists of a structural frame (2), an upper support (3), a pneumatic cylinder (4), a transverse shaft (5), a lifting plate (6) and operational fingers (7), together with other components such as bearings (not shown), a ball bearing (not shown), a presence sensor (not shown) and others, a manually activated 5/2-way solenoid valve (not shown) being used in order to control the direction of flow, characterized in that it has an operational opening device made up of a 3-mm thick lifting plate (6), which lifts the rubber fingers (7), this device being fastened to a transverse shaft (5) with a diameter of 30 mm, also made from stainless steel, provided with two pedestal bearings with two fastening holes and a UC206 ball bearing (not shown), after which is fastened an inclined joint (8) controlled on the lifting plate (6) with the fingers (7) that, when the pneumatic cylinder (4) is actuated, performs a tilting movement so that the tips of the rubber fingers (7) touch the first lid (A) and when the box (9) moves on the return of pneumatic cylinder (4), the rubber fingers (7) touch the second lid (B), opening the two lids (A and B).

Description

“TECHNICAL PROVISION INTRODUCED IN

CAGE OPENER ”

INTRODUCTION

001 The present descriptive report of the Utility Model concerns the Technical Provision Introduced in the Cage Opener, from now on called the Cage Opener, which was developed with a view to introducing improvements in the poultry slaughtering process, more specifically in the automation of the methodology of opening cage covers containing live birds, before placing them on mats and hangers, which consists of a structure or structural frame, upper support, pneumatic cylinder, transverse axis, support plate, operating fingers, as well as other components such as bearings, bearings, presence sensors and others, with emphasis on the use of a 5/2 way solenoid valve with manual override in order to direct the direction of flow.

APPLICATION FIELD

002 The field of application of this Cage Opener refers to the area of Poultry, more specifically the area of automated equipment for opening cages containing live birds.

GOAL

003 The purpose of this Cage Opener is to allow the opening, automatically and continuously, of the cages with live chickens, reducing the use of labor in this part of the process, as well as increasing productivity.

PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED

004 As is generally known among technicians in the area, slaughterhouses, poultry, chicken or other birds, after being collected at the locations of the different producers, are transported “alive” in cages with the hatches closed to the poultry slaughterhouses. I

005 Nowadays, immediately after arrival, the cages are placed on the receiving platform and then

Petition 870180153320, of 11/21/2018, p. 5/16 placed on conveyor belts where a team of employees opens the cages and removes the chickens or birds and fastens them in the knots to hang, following the birds to the slaughterhouse.

006 Depending on the size of the slaughterhouse and in order to properly explain the operation of this part of the process, as an example we cite a medium to large size slaughterhouse, where around four are used to remove birds from cages, and cages are opened in groups of four units.

007 After the birds are removed, the cages are taken to the tank and washer, then to the cage stacker and finally to the accumulator platform where they wait for a truck to be transported back to the producers.

008 From the analysis of this operation, there was a need to develop cage openers, which would replace or reduce the number of employees destined to open the cages, in order to increase the automation of the process.

TECHNICAL STATUS

009 From the analysis of the problem and aiming at placing on the market a product endowed with its own development characteristics, previous research was carried out with the INPI Database and the following documents were found in it:

- PI 110 5445-0 deposited on 9/23/2011 and published on 8/25/2015 under the title "OPENER / CLOSER FOR PNEUMATIC CAGES". The present Invention Patent, is characterized by being a new manufacturing process for a pneumatic cage opener / shutter, this system, in turn, adds the function of opening or closing chicken cages, which for hygiene reasons, it became necessary to use specific equipment so that this act was conceived correctly and in the same automated way. In the cages where the chickens are transported alive, a pneumatic system was created, which when the box

Petition 870180153320, of 11/21/2018, p. 6/16 or transport cage passes through the conveyor before washing activates the system that closes it, so that, in this way, the animal's transport environment passes closed by the nozzle, promoting a more effective cleaning of the same. In order to make it possible to manufacture the new configuration, the equipment is designed by a polygonal base that houses solenoid valves and pneumatic cylinders, thus ensuring that its function is extended with due efficiency.

010 From the comparative analysis between the document found and the Cage Opener now on screen, it appears that the anteriority found is different, both in the constructive part and in the purposes since it is intended to open and close the cages, without the chickens, for proceed to wash and sanitize them in the washer, and the Cage Opener now presented intended to open the cages arranged on the feeding mat, with the chickens inside and remove them with the use of rubber fingers, highlighting that these characteristics correspond to the technological advancement involved, which is why we believe that there are no technical impediments to granting the requested privilege

TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS

011 The Cage Opener now in question has its own development characteristics that correspond to the technological advances developed, with emphasis on the following:

- Developed for use in the feeding line, opening the cages to remove the birds and placing them on the mats and hangers;

- For the opening of the cages and according to the speed of the feeding lines, 12,000,500 chickens per hour, one person per slaughter line was used;

- Increase the productivity of the power line in view of complementing its automation;

- Decrease repetitive efforts, RSI, coming from

Petition 870180153320, of 11/21/2018, p. 7/16 continuous opening of the boxes, with chickens inside to be hung on the mats and knots.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

012 To obtain a total and complete visualization of how the Cage Opener is constituted in question and object of this Utility Model Patent, the accompanying illustrative drawings are attached, to which references are made as follows:

Figure 1: Illustrates perspective view of an open bird transport cage;

Figure 2: Represents perspective view of the Cage Opener;

Figure 3: Shows the sensor drive system, MODEL DESCRIPTION

013 The Cage Opener (1) was developed to serve the poultry industry, more specifically to complement the feeding lines of poultry slaughterhouses, allowing the cages to be opened to remove the birds and later on the mats and hanging hangers.

014 In this way and to meet the intended purposes, the Cage Opener (1) is preferably constituted by structure (2) or structural frame, upper support (3), pneumatic cylinder (4), transverse axis (5), support plate (6), operating fingers (7), as well as other components such as bearings (not shown), bearing (not shown), presence sensor (not shown) and others, with emphasis on the use of solenoid valve (not shown) 5/2 way with manual override to direct the direction of flow.

015 The structure (2) or structural frame is formed by stainless steel tubes Aisi 304 and square section measuring 50 x 50 x 2 mm., Having an operational opening device formed by a transversal axis (5) and support plate (6) 3 mm thick and also in stainless steel, which has the function of conditioning and supporting the rubber fingers (7) that

Petition 870180153320, of 11/21/2018, p. 8/16 open the covers.

016 Said support plate (6) with rubber fingers (7) is fixed on a transverse axis (5) with a diameter equal to 30 mm., Also in transverse stainless steel, which is provided with two type P bearings with two holes for mounting and bearing UC206 (not shown)

017 Next, a joint (8) is fixed at an angle and adjusted on the support plate (6) with the fingers (7) and which, with the actuation of the pneumatic cylinder (4), makes a swinging movement causing the the rubber fingertips (7) touch the first cover (A) and with the movement of the box (9) in the return of the pneumatic cylinder (4), the rubber fingers (7) touch the second cover (B) making the opening the two covers (A and B).

018 To activate the solenoid valve (not shown), which reverses the air flow in the valve, a metal presence sensor (not shown) was used, as well as a pneumatic cylinder (4) with stem 1 / 2 ”with 200mm stroke

019 At the rear of the pneumatic cylinder (4), a plate with an articulation system was fixed to fix it on the crossbar of the upper support (3).

020 It also has a rectangular tubular bar 20x30x3 mm in an L shape fixed to the bottom of the structure of the Cage Opener (1) to fix a plate (not shown) that will serve as the sensor support (not shown).

021 To perform the activation of the sensor (not shown), a rectangular tube (10) in the shape of an L was used, with a fixed joint on the top of the sensor support (not shown) and on the tip that is over the boxes (9) with chickens a caster (11) made of nylon and two bearings (not shown), in the center to rotate the boxes (9) and when they pass the edge of the boxes (9) makes a movement that activates the sensor (not shown) ) to open the boxes (9).

Petition 870180153320, of 11/21/2018, p. 9/16 022 The actuation of the solenoid valve (not shown) is performed by a contact relay, a safety fuse with a 5/2 way valve and a 220 V sinusoidal coil, and when the relay receives the signal from the sensor it activates the valve sine wave that makes the inversion of the air flow that in turn makes the movement of the cylinder (5) with the plate (6) of the fingers to open the boxes (9), being that none of the electrical and electronic components are shown. .

023 The valve with the electrical components, are housed in a stainless steel panel (not shown), with pushbuttons, alloy, off and emergency button, which cuts the relay signal, to make adjustments to the equipment safely, also complements the equipment, protection grids, with sensor system, with the passage of a motor drive phase of the conveyor, when the protection grids are opened, the motor phase signal is opened and with this for the process.

CONCLUSION

024 It can be seen from all that has been described and illustrated that it is a Technical Provision Introduced in a Cage Opener (1), which fits perfectly within the rules governing the Utility Model Patent, and must fill an important gap in the market, deserving for what was exposed and as a consequence, the requested privilege.

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Claims

CLAIM

1) “TECHNICAL PROVISION INTRODUCED IN A CAGE OPENER” (1) was developed to serve the poultry industry, more specifically to complement the feeding lines of poultry slaughterhouses, allowing the opening of cages to remove birds and later on mats and knots hanger, which consists of structural frame (2), upper support (3), pneumatic cylinder (4), transverse axis (5), support plate (6), operating fingers (7), as well as other components such such as bearings (not shown), bearing (not shown), presence sensor (not shown) and others, highlighting the use of a 5/2 way solenoid valve (not shown) with manual override to direct the direction of flow , which is characterized by having an operational opening device formed by a support plate (6) 3 mm thick, which supports the rubber fingers (7), this device being fixed on a transversal axis (5) with an equal diameter to 30 mm ., also in stainless steel, provided with two type P bearings with two holes for fixing and UC206 bearing (not shown), then an articulation (8) is fixed in an inclined way and regulated on the support plate (6) with the fingers (7) and that, with the actuation of the pneumatic cylinder (4), makes a swinging movement making the rubber fingertips (7) touch the first cover (A) and with the movement of the box (9) on the return of the pneumatic cylinder (4), the rubber fingers (7) touch the second cover (B) opening the two covers (A and B).

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