BRANDING MACHINE FOR ANIMAL CARCASSES

Fecha de publicación: 03/11/2022
Fuente: WIPO Meat
A branding machine for the unboned meat or carcasses of animals (28) such as, for example, cattle or pigs, that enables the automation of the marking process of the halves (29, 30) of said unboned meat or carcasses of animals (28) that hang from a feed line (31) by means of a plurality of hooks (31), where said machine has marking heads (11a, 11b) that brand said halves (29, 30). The machine consists of a supporting structure (1) whereon a set of platforms (2) is installed, these acting as a floor for an operator to be able to move on and to operate said branding machine, and as the lower protection for a displacement mechanism (4) that supports and moves a marking carriage (3) having a supporting base (10) to support said marking heads (11a, 11b), the entire perimeter of the set of platforms (2) being surrounded by safety barriers (9), said structure (1) having laterally a lateral stairway (20) for access by the operator.