JPS6234364B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a transport cage for livestock.

For example, at a slaughterhouse for pigs, etc., it is desirable to efficiently drive pigs brought in by truck into a temporary tethering area, and then remove them in order to move them to the slaughter room at the appropriate time. However, in the past, at a tethering yard, a worker would manually remove the pigs from the truck and store them in a tethering shed surrounded by a protective fence, and if necessary, the worker would directly transport the pigs back into the tethering shed. This method is based on the primitive and inefficient method of manually driving pigs into a passageway separated by a fence and sending them to the slaughterhouse.

Moving the pigs while giving them stimulation is a labor-intensive task, in which the workers are at risk of being harmed by the excited pigs, and there are occupational health issues such as excrement and urine. The pigs themselves also have problems such as the development of stuffy meat, which is thought to be caused by stress during pushing, and the occurrence of injuries such as falls and bruises due to forced movement, and fractures.

The present invention was proposed in view of these circumstances, and it reduces the labor of workers, moves livestock safely and quickly, and reduces stress, bone fractures, damage, and stuffiness on the livestock side. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a moving cage for livestock, comprising: a cage equipped with a door at the front end and/or a rear end; a plurality of moving wheels pivotally connected to the bottom of the cage; and a bottom of the cage. and an endlessly movable floor surface in the front and rear directions.

An embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.
Figure 1 is a side view, Figure 2 is a front view of Figure 1,
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the movable cage shown in FIG. 1 joined to the slaughter chamber.

In the above figure, 1 is a cage, the lower parts of the left and right walls are covered with blinding side plates 2, 2, and the rear end has a loading door 3 with a double-opening structure, and the front end has an ejecting door 4 with a shutter structure. A plurality of caster rollers for movement are protruded from the four corners of the wheel. 6 is mounted on a pair of guide rails 10, 10 protruding from the lower inner facing surfaces of the side plates 2, 2 of the cage 1, respectively, and extending horizontally in the longitudinal direction, via a sliding member 14 and a bearing 9, so as to be able to be pulled out. An endless moving bed such as a wide slat conveyor is provided, and the endless moving bed 6 is stretched over sprockets 7, 7 provided at both front and rear ends, respectively. However, in the case of a slug conveyor,
It is sufficient that only the part on which the livestock rests is a slat, and the other parts may be only a chain necessary for endless drive. Reference numeral 8 denotes a drive wheel that is fitted onto the shaft of the sprocket 7 and rotates the sprocket 7. Reference numeral 9 denotes a bearing that pivotally supports both ends of the roll that supports the upper surface of the endless moving bed 6. Reference numeral 13 denotes a carcass; On one side of the entrance, a driving means 12 is protrudingly provided, which rotates the driving wheel by a motor, which contacts the driving wheel 8 and rotates it by friction.

For example, pigs are housed in such cages, loaded onto trucks, and transported from the pig farm to the holding area.
Alternatively, a truck is used to transport the pigs from the pig farm to the holding area and drive the pigs into the cage, but in any case, when driving the pigs into the cage, it is possible to do this by opening the loading door 3 on both sides. can be used as a guide fence.

The cages housing these pigs are temporarily parked at a predetermined location in the tethering area using a regular motor rack or the like, and then transported to the slaughter room again using a motor rack or the like as needed.

In the slaughter chamber 13, the cage 1 is placed next to the entrance of the slaughter chamber, as shown in FIG. The height of the floor surface at the entrance of the slaughter room 13 is constructed to be the same as that of the endless movable bed 6, and the horizontal part is a low concave part with the same width as the endless movable bed and a length of 1 to 1.5 m. There is. Therefore, if the endless moving bed 6 is gently pulled out using a normal chain winding means provided in the slaughter room 13, the endless moving bed 6 will move along the guide rails 10, 10, and the sliding member 14 and the bearing 9. , so that it can be easily inserted into the recess of the carcass chamber 13 by about 1~
It is convenient for work because it can be extended 1.5m.

Next, when the expulsion door 4 of the shutter structure is opened and the driving means 12 is again used to rotate the driving wheel 8 through a friction wheel or a simple fitting/disconnecting joint, the endless movable floor 6 is moved from the tensioned pig. Since the pigs are automatically and slowly moved while being loaded, the pigs are silently transported into the slaughter room 13 as shown by the arrows, and are electrocuted one after another by waiting workers.

At this time, it is convenient if the driving means 12 is started and stopped by an electrocution worker.

The cages thus emptied are transported by motor truck to the empty cage storage area.

In the above embodiment, the ejecting door and the loading door are provided at both the front and rear ends of the cage, but the loading and ejecting door may be provided only at one end of the cage. The upper part of the side wall has a cage structure with pipes, round bars, etc. for ventilation and lighting, but the lower part is shielded with a side plate to prevent animals from getting excited when looking outside.

The endless movable floor that can be pulled out and inserted into the cage is a wide endless conveyor, endless belt, etc. A slat conveyor is preferred as the conveyor, and it is designed to prevent livestock from slipping and to clean excreta. In order to make it easier, it is preferable to use a hard rubber tension belt, and in the case of an endless belt, it is preferable to provide support plates along the back surface of the belt to prevent the belt from swinging.

The cage can be moved by caster rollers, a monorail or a moving chain gondola type, and these can also be operated unmanned by a computer.

In short, according to the present invention, there is provided a cage provided with a door at the front end and/or the rear end, a plurality of movable wheels pivotally connected to the bottom of the cage, and an endless front and back direction constituting the bottom of the cage. The present invention is industrially extremely useful because it provides a cage for moving livestock that is quick, labor-saving, hygienic, safe, and does not cause stress or damage to livestock by providing a movable floor surface.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side view showing one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a front view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the cage of FIG. 1 is joined to a carcass. 1... Cage, 2... Side plate, 3... Loading door, 4... Ejecting door, 5... Caster roller, 6... Endless moving floor, 7...
Sprocket, 8... Drive wheel, 9... Bearing, 1
0... Guide rail, 12... Drive means, 13... Carcass chamber.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cage equipped with a door at the front end and/or the rear end,
A moving cage for livestock, comprising a plurality of moving wheels pivotally connected to the bottom of the cage, and an endless movable floor surface in the front and back direction forming the bottom of the cage.