阅读说明：本技术 家禽转移机构 (Poultry transfer mechanism ) 是由 G·B·G·詹森 T·S·里耶塞 J·P·M·林德斯 于 2020-03-06 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及家禽转移机构,该家禽转移机构用于将家禽身体从第一家禽运输线转移到第二家禽运输线。此外,本发明涉及家禽运输系统,该家禽运输系统包括家禽转移机构、第一家禽运输线和第二家禽运输线。另外,本发明还涉及用于将至少一个家禽身体从第一家禽运输线自动转移到第二家禽运输线的方法。(The present invention relates to a poultry transfer mechanism for transferring poultry bodies from a first poultry transport line to a second poultry transport line. Furthermore, the invention relates to a poultry transport system comprising a poultry transfer mechanism, a first poultry transport line and a second poultry transport line. In addition, the invention relates to a method for automatically transferring at least one poultry body from a first poultry transport line to a second poultry transport line.)

1. A poultry transfer mechanism for transferring poultry bodies from a first poultry transport line to a second poultry transport line, the poultry transfer mechanism comprising at least one track and a shuttle movable along the track, wherein the shuttle comprises carriers and each carrier is configured to carry one leg of a poultry body such that a poultry body to be transferred can be carried by a pair of carriers, wherein the poultry transfer mechanism is configured to alter the distance between the carriers of a pair of carriers to alter the distance between the legs of the poultry body.

2. The poultry transfer mechanism of claim 1 wherein each shuttle has one carrier of the pair of carriers such that the pair of shuttles includes a pair of carriers for carrying poultry bodies, wherein the poultry transfer mechanism is configured to alter the distance between the carrier of the first shuttle and the carrier of the second shuttle of each pair of shuttles.

3. The poultry transfer mechanism of claim 2 wherein at least a first shuttle of each pair of shuttles is configured to move independently along the track relative to the second shuttle of each pair of shuttles.

4. A poultry transfer mechanism according to claim 2 or 3 wherein at least one shuttle of each pair of shuttles includes a drive for moving the shuttle along the track independently of the other shuttle of each pair.

5. Poultry transfer mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the poultry transfer mechanism comprises a control unit for controlling the distance between the carriers of each pair of carriers.

6. Poultry transfer mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the shuttle is detachably, preferably manually detachably, connected to the track.

7. Poultry transfer mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the track comprises a long stator linear motor, wherein each shuttle comprises at least one magnet, such as an electromagnet or a permanent magnet.

8. Poultry transfer mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each shuttle is independently drivable along the track.

9. Poultry transfer mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the track has a loading track section, an unloading track section and at least one intermediate track section between the loading track section and the unloading track section.

10. Poultry transfer mechanism according to claim 9, wherein in the intermediate track section the distance between the carriers of each pair of carriers for carrying poultry bodies is constant and/or in the loading track section the distance between the carriers of each pair of carriers for carrying poultry bodies is constant.

11. Poultry transfer according to claim 9 and/or claim 10, wherein in the unloading track section the poultry transfer is configured to alter the speed of movement of the first shuttle in each pair of shuttles along the track relative to the speed of movement of the second shuttle in each pair of shuttles.

12. Poultry transfer arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each pair of carriers comprises at least one carrier displaceably mounted on one of the shuttles.

13. A poultry transfer mechanism according to any one of the preceding claims wherein each pair of carriers comprises at least one carrier rotatably mounted on one of the shuttles.

14. Poultry transport system comprising a first poultry transport line, a second poultry transport line and a poultry transfer mechanism according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the poultry transfer mechanism is configured to transfer at least one poultry body from the first poultry transport line to the second poultry transport line, wherein in the first poultry transport line the distance between the legs of the poultry body is different from the distance between the legs of the poultry body in the second poultry transport line.

15. Method for automatic transfer of poultry bodies from a first poultry transport line to a second poultry transport line by means of a shuttle movable along a track, wherein at least one of the poultry bodies is carried by its legs by means of its carriers, wherein the distance between the carriers carrying the poultry bodies is altered to alter the distance between the legs of the poultry bodies.

16. Method according to claim 15, wherein in the first poultry transport line the distance between the legs of the poultry bodies transported is different from the distance between the legs of the poultry bodies transported in the second poultry transport line.

17. Method according to claim 15 and/or claim 16, wherein the distance between the carriers for carrying each leg of the poultry body can be altered at any given moment during the transfer.

18. Method according to any one of the preceding claims 15-17, wherein the speed of movement of a first shuttle comprising a first carrier for carrying a leg of the poultry body is altered with respect to the speed of movement of a second shuttle comprising a second carrier for carrying another leg of the poultry body.

19. Method according to any one of the preceding claims 15-18, wherein at least one of the carriers carrying the leg of the poultry body is rotated relative to the shuttle of that carrier.

20. Method according to any of the preceding claims 15-19, wherein during the transfer the distance between the legs of the poultry body is increased and decreased, preferably the distance is increased and decreased a predetermined number of times during the transfer.

21. Method according to any of the preceding claims 15-20, wherein the poultry body is transferred by a poultry transfer mechanism according to any of the preceding claims 1-13.

22. Use of a poultry transfer mechanism according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 13 or a poultry transport system according to claim 14.