JPS6230733B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention basically relates to a collection device for collecting and lifting live birds (broilers and young birds raised in deep humus or open houses, turkeys and other home stock and game birds). It is.

For example, in preparing birds for human consumption, picking up debris from litter-strewn areas and as an early step in the process
This is used as an initial step in a series of steps for cleaning the above-mentioned land portion during lifting. According to the invention, the collection device has a movable support frame on which two elongated rotating members are mounted, the rotating members being driven in mutually opposite directions, their axes being arranged parallel to each other and touching the support surface. parallel to each other, the frame is configured to move across its surfaces, and a passage is formed between them, the lower end of which a living or non-living object is captured, along which the device is moved. Items caught during use can be lifted.

Preferably, the rear elongated member in the direction of movement of the framework is closer to the foundation surface than the front one, and is arranged such that an object can pass under the front member but cannot pass under the rear member; The structure is such that the front and rear members cooperate to capture the object, feed it into the passage between the members, lift it to the upper end of the passage, and discharge it from the upper end of the passage so as to move it to the next step in a series of processes.

Also preferably, the two elongate members are comprised of two rollers. In addition, the two elongated rotating members are the lower end rollers of two endless conveyors, which are arranged upwardly or upwardly inclining parallel to each other with a distance between them, and form an ascending path between them, and at their lower ends. The conveyor is provided with means for an object to be captured and lifted by actuation of the device to protrude from the endless surface.

The two elongate members may have lower end rollers either forward or aft of the conveyor. The means may be a strip of flexible resilient foam or may be a row of resilient bristles spaced along the length of the roller or across the width of the conveyor; Alternatively, it may be a shroud mounted around the rollers or conveyor.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of this invention,
Collection devices for catching and lifting live birds basically have a movable support frame mounted with two elongated rotating members, the axes of which are parallel to each other and parallel to a substantial support surface when activated. , the support frame is configured to move. The support member is constituted by the lower end rollers of the endless conveyors 10, 11. Side members 6, 7 and arms 12, 13 are shown. The support frame may be incorporated into the self-propelled transmission means or may be an attachment attached thereto. The endless conveyors 10, 11 are chain-driven and driven in opposite directions, and are arranged as a series of strips spaced apart along the length of elongated members (rollers) 14, 15 at the upper and lower ends. Or belt-shaped. Endless conveyors 10 and 11 are arm 1
2 and 13, forming an upward path spaced parallel to each other, with a passageway formed between them, allowing the bird to be captured at its lower end, along which the captured bird will pass through the device. Lifted by actuation. 8 is a screw adjustment device that increases or decreases the depth of the passage.

The rollers 14 of the conveyor 11 at the rear in the direction in which the support frame is moved are the rollers 14 of the conveyor 10.
It is closer to the support surface 9 and, as shown, its front side has sufficient height to allow birds to pass over its lower edge, while the lower edge of the rear conveyor 11 prevents birds from passing through it. Conveyors 10 and 11 are held apart by arms 12 and 13, for example 25.6 cm apart, and conveyor 10 is spaced from support surface 9 by approximately 17.8 cm, respectively.

The means for driving the conveyors 10, 11 and the motor 19 may be taken from the drive source of the automobile, or a suitable drive source may be provided separately.

When in use, the arms 12 and 13 of the support frame are attached to the front of the vehicle in the direction of movement, and the conveyors 10 and 1 are
1 and move the car towards the bird to be caught or into the coop where the bird is. In order for the bird to pass under the conveyor 10 and the elastic member 16 to advance in a certain direction, the bird is cleanly carried away from the base surface, held tightly in the passage, and raised to the next step in the series of steps. Move to. The passage 5 in FIG. 3 is for this purpose.

As shown in FIG. 4, the conveyors 10 and 11 are
It may also be tilted upward. In the second embodiment of FIG. 5, each conveyor 10, 11 has an array of deposits 40, which have projecting bristles 41. In the second embodiment of FIG.

The third embodiment shown in FIG. 6 has a simple structure with two rollers 20, 21 mounted on a support frame similar to the above embodiment, driven in opposite directions, and connected to the lower end rolls of conveyors 10, 11. It's been going on since then. The passage slopes upward and its length is
It is short and is supplied to the inclined conveyor 22. The rollers 20, 21 have elastic members 16 protruding from their outer peripheries. The fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7 has two rollers 30 and 31, and roller 3
0 is similar to the roller 20, and the roller 31 is similar to the rear lower end roller 14, and around it is the conveyor 3.
2 is provided.

Apart from the example of FIG. 5 where the elements overlap, the elements face each other at the centerline of the passageway shown. The devices shown in the second, third and fourth embodiments are used in the same way as the device shown in the first embodiment.

As a variant of each embodiment, one or both rollers or conveyors 16 may be replaced with a foam skin, the depth of which may be the same as the length of the elements.

Tests have shown that live birds can be captured and lifted without injury, and the injury rate is at least negligible, but at most acceptable.

Although the above device was developed for live birds, it can also be used to collect non-live birds within the scope of this invention. For example, it can be applied to garbage collection at sports stadiums and beaches littered with garbage after customers have left. The selection of each element may be determined depending on the type of garbage, etc.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, which is equipped with two conveyors arranged upward, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the device shown in FIG. 1. Fig. 4 is a view corresponding to Fig. 3 with an upwardly inclined conveyor, and Fig. 5, 6, and 7
The figures are schematic explanatory views showing second, third, and fourth embodiments of the present invention, respectively, with different arrangements of rotating members. 9... Support surface, 10, 11... Conveyor, 1
4, 20, 21, 30, 31...Elongated member, 1
6...Elastic member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A collection device for catching and lifting living or non-living objects, comprising two elongated members 1
4, 20, 21, 30, 31, the two members being driven against the support surface 9 in mutually opposite directions, their axes being arranged parallel to each other and with a space between said members. A passage is formed, an object is caught at the lower end of this passage and lifted along the passage by actuation of the device, and a protrusion smaller than the width of the passage is provided from the periphery of the member. A device for collecting birds, etc., which is characterized by: 2 The rear elongated member 14, 21, 31 in the direction of movement of the support frame is located closer to the support surface 9 than the other member, and the front member 16 has a distance from the support surface that allows an object to pass under it. keep it between
The rear member prevents the object from passing under it, and the front and rear members pick up the object and send it into the passage between the members, and feed it from the top end of the passage to the next process in the series. The device for collecting birds, etc. according to claim 1, characterized in that the device is configured to discharge the birds. 3 Two elongated members are respectively rollers 20, 2
3. A device for collecting birds, etc., as set forth in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the device comprises: 1 and a transport means provided on the outer periphery of the device. 4. The two elongated members are the end rollers 14 of two endless conveyors 10, 11, which are arranged parallel to each other with an upward or upward slope, between which an ascending passage is formed, and whose lower ends 3. A device for collecting birds and the like according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that objects are caught and lifted by a conveyor, and a projecting means is formed on the endless conveyor. 5. Device for collecting birds and the like according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the two elongated members have a front roller 30 and a rear lower end roller 31 for the conveyor. 6. Claims 1, 2, and 3, characterized in that the member 16 is made of a foamed material.
A device for collecting birds, etc. according to paragraph 4 or paragraph 5. 7. Claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the protruding means is composed of bristles.
Collecting devices such as birds as described in Section.