IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0139941
(2008-06-16)
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등록번호 |
US-7588489
(2009-09-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Morris, III, William F.
- Wright, Terry A.
- Cathey, Robert E.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Morris & Associates, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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The post chill decontamination tank assembly 24 usually is positioned at the exit end of a chiller 10 of a poultry processing line. Eviscerated birds fall into the decontamination tank 25 and the paddles 42A-42D of the paddle assembly 34 revolve in the tank about the axis 37 and collect and lift the
The post chill decontamination tank assembly 24 usually is positioned at the exit end of a chiller 10 of a poultry processing line. Eviscerated birds fall into the decontamination tank 25 and the paddles 42A-42D of the paddle assembly 34 revolve in the tank about the axis 37 and collect and lift the birds through the liquid and discharge the birds from the tank. An antimicrobial is added to the liquid for treating the exposed surfaces of the birds.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A post chill decontamination tank assembly for decontaminating poultry carcasses for positioning at a carcass discharge end of a poultry chiller, said post chill decontamination tank assembly comprising: a tank for receiving the poultry carcasses from the poultry chiller, sai
What is claimed is: 1. A post chill decontamination tank assembly for decontaminating poultry carcasses for positioning at a carcass discharge end of a poultry chiller, said post chill decontamination tank assembly comprising: a tank for receiving the poultry carcasses from the poultry chiller, said tank including an entrance wall, an exit wall opposed to said entrance wall, and a semicylindrical perimeter wall extending between said entrance wall and said exit wall and defining a chamber for containing a decontamination solution, said tank including a partition positioned between said entrance wall and said exit wall dividing said tank into a bird entrance chamber and a paddle chamber, said partition including a lower edge positioned above the lower portion of said tank to allow the poultry carcasses to pass from said entrance chamber to said paddle chamber, an upwardly positioned opening means including an entrance space for receiving the poultry carcasses from the poultry chiller into said bird entrance chamber of said tank and a discharge space for discharging the poultry carcasses from said paddle chamber, a paddle assembly including a plurality of paddles mounted in said paddle chamber about a central axis and positioned at different angles about the central axis, power means connected to said paddle assembly for revolving said plurality of paddles in unison about the central axis in said tank, said paddles configured for gathering the poultry carcasses in said paddle chamber and discharging the gathered poultry carcasses from said paddle chamber as said plurality of paddles revolve in said tank. 2. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 1 wherein said paddles include wiping edges oriented to become substantially horizontal when moving past said upwardly positioned opening means for sweeping the poultry carcasses out of the discharge space. 3. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 1 and further including a liquid circulation means in fluid communication with said tank for providing a turbulence of the liquid solution in said tank and about the poultry carcasses. 4. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 1 wherein said paddles are revolved at a rate between one half revolution and one revolution per minute. 5. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 1 wherein said plurality of paddles comprises four paddles positioned at intervals of 90° about the central axis within said paddle chamber. 6. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 1 wherein said paddles define openings there through for the circulation of the decontamination solution about the poultry carcasses in contact with the paddles. 7. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 6 wherein the paddles are revolved at a rate between one half revolution and one revolution per minute. 8. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 1 wherein the paddles are revolved at a rate between one half revolution and one revolution per minute. 9. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 1 wherein the plurality of paddles comprises four paddles positioned at intervals of 90° about the central axis within said chamber. 10. A post chill decontamination tank assembly for decontaminating poultry carcasses received from a poultry chiller in which the poultry carcasses were immersed in an antimicrobial-bearing liquid, said post chill decontamination tank assembly comprising: a tank of smaller liquid capacity than said poultry chiller for holding liquid, said tank including a substantially flat exit wall and a semicircular perimeter side wall, upper opening means for receiving the poultry carcasses in said tank and for discharging the poultry carcasses from said tank, means connected to said tank for supplying to said tank an antimicrobial-bearing liquid of different antimicrobial content than the liquid in the poultry chiller, a plurality of paddles mounted in said tank and displaced radially outwardly from a central axis within said tank and movable in sequence adjacent said exit wall about said upper opening means for discharging the poultry carcasses from said tank, said paddies each including a substantially rectilinear edge arranged to move in close proximity to said exit wall and oriented to pass said opening means with said rectilinear edge oriented substantially horizontally and the paddle sloped toward said opening means for moving the poultry carcasses through said opening means, power means connected to said plurality of paddles for revolving said plurality of paddles about the central axis in said tank and in sequence past the opening means of the tank for urging poultry carcasses in sequence about the tank and toward the opening means. 11. A post chill decontamination tank assembly for positioning at a carcass discharge end of a poultry chiller that contains a liquid solution for decontaminating poultry carcasses, said post chill decontamination tank assembly comprising: a tank for receiving the poultry carcasses from the poultry chiller, said tank including an entrance wall, an exit wall opposed to said entrance wall, and a perimeter wall extending between said entrance wall and said exit wall and defining a chamber for containing a decontamination solution, said tank including an upwardly positioned opening and an entrance space for receiving poultry carcasses from the poultry chiller into the tank and a discharge space for discharging the poultry carcasses from the tank, a paddle assembly including a plurality of paddles mounted in said chamber about a central axis within said chamber and positioned at different angles about the central axis, power means connected to said paddle assembly for revolving said plurality of paddles in unison about the central axis in said tank, said paddles configured for gathering poultry carcasses as the plurality of paddles revolve in said tank, a partition in said tank adjacent said plurality of paddles and forming in said tank an entrance chamber for receiving poultry carcasses, the partition including a lower edge positioned above the lower portion of said tank to allow poultry carcasses to pass from the entrance chamber to the plurality of paddles, such that the poultry carcasses are received in the entrance chamber and contacted by the liquid in the tank before being engaged by the paddles. 12. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 11, and further including a liquid circulation means for directing liquid beneath the partition and urging the carcasses beneath the partition and toward the paddles. 13. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 11 and further including a second set of paddles configured to move poultry carcasses toward said plurality of paddles. 14. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 13, wherein said power means is connected to said second set of paddles for revolving said second set of paddles about the central axis in said tank in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of said plurality of paddles. 15. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 11, and further including an auger in said tank, said auger configured for feeding poultry carcasses to said plurality of paddles. 16. A process of decontaminating poultry carcasses that have been moved through a liquid chiller containing a liquid solution for decontaminating the poultry carcasses, comprising: moving the poultry carcasses out of the liquid chiller and into an entrance chamber of a post chill decontamination tank filled with a decontamination solution different than the liquid in the liquid chiller, revolving a paddle assembly about a central axis in the tank with the paddles of the paddle assembly arranged at substantially equal angles from each other about the central axis, moving the poultry carcasses from the entrance chamber beneath a partition in the tank and toward the paddles, engaging and moving the poultry carcasses with the paddles through the liquid upwardly above the liquid and out of the tank. 17. The process of claim 16, and including moving the poultry carcasses with a stream of antimicrobial-bearing liquid beneath the partition and toward the paddles. 18. The process of claim 16, and including moving the poultry carcasses with an auger toward the paddles. 19. The process of claim 16, including moving antimicrobial liquid beneath the partition in the tank and urging the carcasses with the moving liquid beneath the partition and toward the paddles. 20. A post chill decontamination tank assembly for positioning at a carcass discharge end of a poultry chiller and for decontaminating poultry carcasses, said post chill decontamination tank assembly comprising: a tank for receiving the poultry carcasses from the poultry chiller, said tank including an entrance wall, an exit wall opposed to said entrance wall, and a perimeter wall extending between said entrance wall and said exit wall and defining a chamber for containing a decontamination solution, said tank including a partition positioned between said entrance wall and said exit wall and dividing said tank into a bird entrance chamber and a paddle chamber, and an upwardly positioned opening means for receiving poultry carcasses from the poultry chiller into said bird entrance chamber and for discharging the poultry carcasses from said paddle chamber, a paddle assembly including a plurality of paddles mounted in said paddle chamber about a central axis within said paddle chamber and positioned at different angles about the central axis, power means connected to said paddle assembly for revolving said plurality of paddles in unison about the central axis in said paddle chamber, said paddles configured for gathering poultry carcasses as the plurality of paddles revolve in said tank. 21. The post chill decontamination tank assembly of claim 20 and further including a liquid circulation means in fluid communication with said tank for providing a turbulence of the liquid solution in the tank and about the poultry carcasses.
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