METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUSPENSION OF BIRDS ON AERIAL CONVEYOR Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A22C21/00 

FIELD: food industry; machine building.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions intended for use in poultry-processing industry, in particular for suspension of birds. Method for suspension of birds on aerial conveyor comprises following sequence of steps: A) each bird is placed in a holder, wherein its fingers and/or legs extend from a first hole in holder, and its neck is located at end for neck, B) determining orientation of fingers and/or legs, C) bird is turned around a rotation axis passing between first hole and end for neck until a given orientation of fingers and/or legs is achieved, and D) fingers and/or legs of bird are placed in a gripping device on conveyor. Rotation can be achieved by both rotating holder, and by rotating bird inside holder. Device for implementation of steps B) and C) have a control zone and a rotary zone. Holders are preferably open at ends, wherein second hole is located at end for neck.

EFFECT: smoother process of suspending birds on conveyor.

16 cl, 19 dwg