Marel Poultry B.v.

Marel Stork Poultry Processing B.v.

Rene Johannes Theodorus Janssen

Richard Jozef De Schutter

Tim Petrus Wilhelmus Jaspers

Franciscus Arnoldus Albertus Van Berkel

Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria Claessens

Engelbertus Johannes Jacobus Teurlinx

The present invention relates to a shackle for processing hanging poultry comprising a poultry catching element; a suspension rod; and a fastening hook; wherein one side of the suspension rod is pivotably connected with a pivotable connection with the fastening hook and the opposite side of the suspension rod is moveably coupled with the poultry catching element by a moveable coupling. The invention also provides a method for attaching a shackle for processing hanging poultry on an overhead conveyor.

Shackle for processing hanging poultry and method for attaching such a shackle

The invention relates to a system for processing slaughtered products, comprising a first and second circulating element and first and second product carriers cooperating with these, and a transmission device for coupling the first and second circulating elements for opposite rotation, wherein a slaughtered product is transferred from a first to a second product carrier at a transfer location, comprising a first and second gear wheel connected to the first and second circulating element, wherein the first gear wheel is coupled to the second gear wheel via a first and second transmission gear wheel for rotation, and a displacement device which is adapted to displace the centre of gravity of the first and/or second transmission gear wheel while maintaining the toothed engagement, in such a way that an angular position of the first gear wheel changes with respect to an angular position of the second gear wheel. The invention also relates to a method for positioning product carriers of such a system.

System for processing slaughtered products, and method for adjusting a mutual positioning of product carriers of such a system

The invention provides a device and a method for processing slaughter animals, in particular slaughtered poultry such as chickens, and/or parts thereof. The device comprises a driving system for driving an element to be driven of the device. The, driving system comprises a driving element, a transfer element, which is driven by the driving element in use and which is rigidly connected during normal operation to the element to be driven, as well as overload protection means which are configured to rigidly connect the processing element and the transfer element during normal operation and to allow relative movement between the processing element and the transfer element in an overload situation if a force that acts between the processing element and the transfer element exceeds a threshold value. The overload protection means comprise a first connecting element forming part of one of the transfer element and the element to be driven and a second connecting element forming part of the other one of the transfer element and the element to be driven, wherein the first connecting element is configured as a first magnet element () and the second connecting element is either magnetisable or configured as a second magnet element.

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HJ Nijmegen, Netherlands

Rene Johannes Theodorus Janssen