摘要 |
<p>A conveyor tray system for carrying entrails from carcasses on a kill floor and having a plurality of separate trays units, each tray unit being capable of receiving a set of entrails from a carcass moving on a conveyor system, said plurality of trays being carried on a separate continuous closed loop carriage system, and being power operated whereby they move continuously around said carriage system, in synchronism with the movement of the conveyor system for carcasses and wherein said trays are movably mounted on said carriage system whereby they may be moved towards or away from carcasses on the rail, whereby said trays may be positioned for reception of entrails from a carcass at the appropriate position for a particular carcass, and then may be returned to a suitable position for inspection. There is preferably provided means for tipping the trays for acceptance or rejection of their contents respectively, and including a sterilization station where each tray is finally washed and sterilized prior to reception of a further set of entrails.</p> |