System for conveying carcasses or carcass parts of quadruped slaughter animals

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9271506
APP PUB NO 20150173376A1
SERIAL NO

14408112

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A system for conveying carcasses or carcass parts of quadruped slaughter animals includes at least one carrier. The carrier includes a first jaw element, which has an engagement face for engaging the carcass or carcass part, a second jaw element, which has an engagement face for engaging the carcass or carcass part. The carrier further includes a tensioning structure, the connection between the first connection zone of the tensioning structure and the first jaw element and the connection between the second connection zone of the tensioning structure and the second jaw element being such that when the jaw elements move relative to each other when receiving a carcass or carcass part in the retaining part of the holding slot, the first connection zone moves along with the first jaw member and the second connection zone moves along with the second jaw member, which movement of the connection zones causes elastic deformation of the tensioning structure, the elastic deformation providing a clamping force to the engagement faces of the jaw elements such that the carcass or carcass part is retained in the holding slot by clamping a part of the carcass or carcass part between the engagement face of the first jaw element and the engagement face of the second jaw element.

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MAREL MEAT PROCESSING B V5349 AE OSS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beijaard, Barend Jacobus Emmanuel Oploo, NL 5 136
Janssen, Cornelis Joannes Holthees, NL 10 123
Van, Den Hurk Franciscus Albertus Gerardus Geffen, NL 3 45
Van, Der Steen Franciscus Theodorus Henricus Johannes Megen, NL 18 104

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