Abstract: A device is described for conveying a catch, such as fish, which is brought on board a vessel and loosened from the fishing tackle for transport to further processing, and it is characterized in that in connection to or below the unhooking location of the vessel, a tilting gliding chute is arranged, onto which the fish is made to fall to be transported to further processing.

Abstract: A device is described for conveying a catch, such as fish, which is brought on board a vessel and loosened from the fishing tackle for transport to further processing, and it is characterised in that in connection to or below the unhooking location of the vessel, a tilting gliding chute is arranged, onto which the fish is made to fall to be transported to further processing.

Abstract: A transport apparatus for transporting articles hanging on loops or the like, in particular sausage-shaped packs, comprising a shaft which has a first axial portion on which a screw is disposed. A drive moment is applied by way of the outside periphery of the screw and the shaft is supported by way of the outside periphery of the screw.

Abstract: The invention relates to an overhead conveyor for poultry, for example chickens, having a conveyor line, and along the conveyor line movable hooks suspended therefrom with holders for the ends of the poultry's legs. The hooks are rotatable about a substantially vertical axis for the selective adjustment of a direction of movement of the poultry. Each hook is provided at the top with an adjusting plate with cams. Guide members are arranged along the conveyor line and are designed to intermate with the cams, wherein the adjusting plate is provided with at least a first type of cam having a predetermined first length and one or several cams of a second type having a predetermined second length. The first length is smaller than the second length, and the guide members are arranged such that the first type of cam is able to pass a guide member without intermating and the second type of cam is able to pass the guide member only by intermating.

Abstract: For handling animals in the form of poultry that are to be slaughtered, which animals are hung on a conveying element so as to be supplied to slaughtering means, the two legs of an animal being supplied in upright position are each actively gripped by means of two gripping elements comprising claws that are movable with respect to each other. Then the two gripping elements are pivoted so as to turn the animal upside down in a position which is suitable for handing over the animal to the conveying element and wherein the animals can be properly orientated.

Abstract: A method for filling foods into sausage skins, for which the sausage skin (22) is pushed in the form of an endless tube onto a filler pipe (20), the food is extruded as a strand (26) through the filler pipe (20) into the sausage skin (22) and the filled sausage skin is severed at intervals and closed off at the ends, so that sausage-like end products (10) result, characterized in that the strand (26) is severed at the places in the filler pipe (20), at which later on the sausage skin (22) is severed.

Abstract: In a device and method for processing a slaughtered animal or a part thereof, the slaughtered animal or the part thereof is conveyed on a holding support of a carrier connected to an overhead conveyor. The holding support is provided with devices for fixing the slaughtered animal or part thereof. The carrier is conveyed past filleting tools disposed in an essentially fixed orientation, while the holding support of the carrier provided with a swivelling device can be swivelled by means of a control device which controls the swivelling device during the passage past the filleting tools, in order to carry out the filleting operations with the filleting tools.

Abstract: A conveyor for moving an extruded strand of sausage from an extruding machine for coagulating the outer surface of said strand of sausage has a frame, a continuous conveyor on the frame sloping downwardly from a point of beginning to a discharge station, and thence back to the point of beginning, a brine fluid circuit disposed on the frame above the conveyor with a plurality of discharge nozzles thereon to spray brine on a strand of sausage moving with the conveyor, the conveyor being comprised of a plurality of link elements pivotally secured together, each link element having a generally flat supporting surface, the supporting surface having a plurality of protruding support elements thereon with liquid channels therebetween so that the strand of sausage can have a lower surface supported by a plurality of laterally extending elements whereupon brine fluid in the channels can contact the lower surface of the strand of sausage above the channels.

Abstract: A mobile abattoir, particularly for slaughtering and processing sheep and members of the deer family. The abattoir is in the form of a towable, wheel-carried and covered vehicle which includes a machine room (11) that houses equipment for supplying electricity, water and heat distribution, a personnel room (50) and three processing stations, namely a first station (20) which includes lifting and transporting equipment for bringing a slaughtered animal to a first hanging and carcass processing position, a second station (30) which includes equipment for transferring the animal carcass from a hanging position in the first station to a lying position on a longitudinally movable processing bench (31), where the skin of the animal is removed from the carcass, equipment for connecting the carcass to a third station (40) which includes a movable transport part (15) and in which the carcass is finally processed while hanging from the path, whereafter the thus processed carcass is moved to a cooling space (60).

Abstract: A poultry-handling assembly (10) (FIG. 6) comprises two endless conveyors (12,13) arranged side-by-side and adapted to move poultry from a first location (15) to a second location (17). Access means at the first location allows birds to enter the assembly (10) one by one e.g. with one foot on one conveyor (12) and the other foot on the other conveyor (13). Conveyor guide means constrain the conveyors (12,13) to present an open-bottomed V-shaped trough configuration at the second location, where the legs of the birds will slip between the two conveyors (12,13) for engagement by a restraint device (19) and subsequent take-up by the shackles of a processing plant shackle line (20). In an alternative embodiment (FIG. 9), the conveyors (12,13) are replaced by two side-by-side conveyors 38,39 which grip the birds laterally.

Abstract: In the invention poultry to be suspended with its legs from a suspension conveyor is first oriented in parallel with a certain direction, such as the conveying direction of the suspension conveyor, next spaced at a certain mutual distance, thereafter oriented in the same direction with its belly and finally, in this position, engaged by its legs and lifted by the suspension conveyor. The apparatus according to the invention comprises a conveyor supporting and supplying the poultry, means for orienting the poultry in parallel with the conveying direction of the conveyor and means for orienting the poultry with its belly in the conveying direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for transferring birds from the evicerator line (11) to the cooling line (12) of a poultry processing plant, the apparatus comprising a bird removal assembly 29 having a plurality of cam operated modules (35) for lifting the birds from their shackles (18) as the modules are rotated in unison with the shackles carried by the evicerator line. The cam operated modules include a bird lifting plate (91) that is moved vertically to lift a bird from its shackle and is rotated downwardly into a horizontal position, whereat the hocks of the bird are guided from the bird lifting plate to an intermediate transfer wheel (31). The intermediate transfer wheel carries the birds over to the cooling line, whereat the hocks of the birds are then guiding into the cooling line shackles (53).

Abstract: Apparatus for suspending poultry from its legs, said poultry being supplied by a conveyor, comprising lifting bars extending transversely to the conveyor and applicable against the ankle joint of a bird, being provided with clamping parts cooperating therewith, such as clamping rods which are movable between a position releasing the legs and a position clamping the legs. The clamping rods may be mounted on slides movable to and fro along the bars which for obtaining their motion are provided with follower rolls cooperating with the bar.

Abstract: Method and device for supporting a suspended animal carcass during hide removal comprising a leg holder adapted to engage and hold the legs of the carcass and a means for lifting the leg holder relative to the suspension means to raise the carcass and reduce strain at the suspension means.

Abstract: An apparatus for conveying sausages from a sausage stuffing machine to a packing unit comprises a deflecting device, with which the sausages are alinged in a defined position on a conveyor belt; a loading station comprising a lifting member and coordinated containers that are arranged above said lifting member and into which the sausages are introduced via the lifting member that penetrates the conveyor belt; a storage unit for transporting said loaded and unloaded containers; and an unloading station which receives the loaded containers via the storage unit and unloads the sausages from the containers synchronously to a working cycle of the packing unit. With the apparatus, sausages portioned and twisted off by a sausage stuffing machine may be introduced into packing containers of a packing unit in an automated manner without personnel touching the sausages.