Apparatus for measuring the classification characteristics and for the classification of slaughtered animals

Abstract

Abstract 1. An apparatus for measurement of the classification characteristics and classification of animals slaughtered for meat, known as carcases, comprising a vertical supporting frame (1, 2) for aiming-instruments mounted to be able to move with respect to the frame, characterized in that it comprises : a) carriages (16, 23, 33) and/or cursors (25, 26) carrying the said aiming-instruments as well as feeler instruments, the said carriages (16, 23, 33) and/or cursors (25, 26) being mounted to be able to slide with a measurable displacement along straight horizontal brackets (22, 32) and/or cross-bars (13, 14) mounted upon the frame to be adjustable to a measurable height and serving as guides for the displacement of the said carriages and/or cursors ; b) means (for example, 27, 28) of pick-up of data consisting in the measurement of displacements mutually and/or with respect to the frame, of aiming members of the said aiming instruments and/or of feeler members (for example, 63, 64, 66) of the said feeler instruments ; c) means (4, 5, 7) of reference-positioning of the carcases or half-carcases.

Inventors

• 👤 Jean Augé

Bibliographic Details