APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED TRANSPORT OF LIVE BIRDS

    公开(公告)号:US20230255738A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US18022546

    申请日:2021-07-29

    IPC分类号: A61D3/00 A01K37/00 A61D1/02

    CPC分类号: A61D3/00 A01K37/00 A61D1/025

    摘要: A transport device for automatically transporting living poultry animals in a transport direction is disclosed, along with a method for automatically transporting living poultry animals in a transport direction, a method for commencing the operation of a transport device, and a method for automatically performing a handling operation on living poultry animals, and to the use of a transport device. The transport device comprises a transport rail which extends along a transport axis and which has two guide elements and a transport receptacle formed between said guide elements, at least one driver device which has two holding elements, wherein each holding element has a driver portion and a receiving recess, and a drive which is configured to move the at least one driver device along the transport rail.